Lopes, Miano are QB Club speakers

Former Chaminade basketball coach Merv Lopes and first-year Kaiser High football coach Rich Miano will be the Honolulu Quarterback Club’s featured speakers Monday at the Maple Garden restaurant.

Lopes, who led the Silverswords to a 77-72 upset of No. 1 Virginia in 1982, runs the Pete Newell Big Man Camp at Manoa Valley District Park for males and females ages 14-16, 16-18 and college.

Miano, a former University of Hawaii associate head coach, has returned to coach at his alma mater. He played safety for UH and for 11 years in the NFL. Miano is a co-founder of Hawaii Speed and Quickness.

The Maple Garden restaurant is located at 909 Isenberg St., directly across Old Stadium Park. The public is welcome. Lunch is $15. The lunch starts at 11:30 a.m. and the program begins at noon.