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Parker is remembered as power behind Punahou

By Ferd Lewis

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jul 21, 2012

~~<p>In time the unbeaten and largely unchallenged 1961 Punahou School football team would come to be viewed as one of the state&rsquo;s all-time greats, but when the season started, the Buffanblu were no better than a middle-of-the-Interscholastic League of Honolulu selection.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Before the season we were picked to finish something like fourth or fifth,&rdquo; recalls teammate Walter Macfarlane.</p>
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In time the unbeaten and largely unchallenged 1961 Punahou School football team would come to be viewed as one of the state’s all-time greats, but when the season started, the Buffanblu were no better than a middle-of-the-Interscholastic League of Honolulu selection.

“Before the season we were picked to finish something like fourth or fifth,” recalls teammate Walter Macfarlane. Login for more...



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