Programming note: Watch the Fourth Annual Coaching Corps Game Changer Awards Tuesday, January 30 at 9 p.m. on NBC Sports Bay Area
The moment DeForest Buckner was spotted ocn campus at Punahou School in Honolulu, football coach Kale Ane took particular notice.
“It was a great situation to see someone 6-foot-7 walking onto our campus,” Ane said. “I didn’t care what sport he was playing, I knew he was going to play football. So I was really happy.”
Ane, 65, played center for seven NFL seasons, mostly with the Kansas City Chiefs.