Focus Hawaii Junior Ah You

Authors

• Lance Chase
• Junior Ah You

Files

Description

Hosted by Lance Chase, this episode of Focus Hawaii features Junior Ah You, a former standout football player, professional athlete, community figure, and aspiring public servant whose life journey spans American Samoa, Hawai‘i, and professional sports in North America. Ah You reflects on growing up on the North Shore, starring at Kahuku High School, and earning a scholarship to Arizona State University, where he became an All‑Conference defensive lineman and played on nationally dominant teams. He recounts his 11‑year professional football career with the Montreal Alouettes and later the USFL, discussing the challenges of athletics, finances, injuries, and life after retirement. The conversation also explores Polynesian cultural values, family responsibility, education, and his transition into real estate and local politics, where his motivations center on community advocacy and service rather than personal ambition. Note that the video has audio all the time but some parts of the video are not showing.

Length of Video

00:30:00

File Size

144.2MB

Archives Call Number

22.FH

Air Date

1-31-1986

Keywords

Lance Chase, Focus Hawaii, Junior Ah You, Polynesian athletes, Kahuku High School football, Arizona State football, Canadian Football League, Montreal Alouettes, USFL football, professional athletes Hawaii, North Shore Oahu, Samoan heritage, life after sports, athlete finances, community leadership, Hawaii politics, real estate Hawaii.

Recommended Citation

Chase, Lance and You, Junior Ah, "Focus Hawaii Junior Ah You" (1986). Focus Hawaii. 63.
https://digitalcollections.byuh.edu/focushawaii/63