Runnin It Back

Rich Miano is a former football defensive back who played 10 seasons for three different teams in the National Football League (NFL). He has served as executive director of the Hula Bowl, a college football all-star game, since it was revived in 2020. He has accomplished many things in Hawaii in the football world, with first being the ex interim head coach at the University of Hawaii. He is also the DOF of the Polynesian bowl, he oversees Partner Aloha, and both Polynesian and Ohana Classics. He is also the director of the GPA football academy program. To Learn more about Runnin' It Back visit: https://www.runninitback.com/Runnin' It Back is a https://www.wikiocast.com/ production. #Football #Hawaii #UH #NFL #Polynesian Bowl #AllStar

Aloha, my name is Kai (Kai Boi) Kamaka III. I am a professional Mixed Martial Artist and I fight for the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship). I currently reside on the 9th Island, Las Vegas, Nevada. I am from Oahu, Hawaii but I was raised in athletics. Growing up I played multiple sports such as football, wrestling, boxing, kickboxing and even a little bit of basketball. From middle school, my athletic focus became geared towards martial arts, and wrestling was main priority as a student athlete. As a proud Warrior, I graduated from Kamehameha Schools Kapalama and went on to Midland University on a wrestling scholarship. After graduating college with my Bachelor's Degree, I could now pursue my life-long dream of a professional fighter and competing at the highest levels. To Learn more about Runnin' It Back visit: https://www.runninitback.com/Runnin' It Back is a https://www.wikiocast.com/ production. #MMA #Hawaii #UFC #KaiKamaka #LasVegas

Nate Ilaoa is currently a scout for NSR, National Scouting Report. He also trains athletes out of Ikaika Athletics in Honolulu. Nate enjoys helping athletes develop and accomplish their physical goals as well as provide guidance to athletes who want to play on the collegiate level. Nate graduated from the University of Hawaii with a Bachelor's Degree in History while also playing football. He is grateful for the opportunities while being a student athlete and he looks forward to helpIng others to also have that same experience and opportunity. To Learn more about Runnin' It Back visit: https://www.runninitback.com/Runnin' It Back is a https://www.wikiocast.com/ production. #UH #football #trainer #NSR #scout

Andrew "Hawk" Hawkins is an activist and talented television digital personality shaking up the entertainment industry. After playing for several top teams in the NFL, he took his talents to Hollywood by venturing into a variety of verticals within media, business, and film. Throughout the years, his thought-provoking and hilarious content have made audiences laugh and smile. Hawkins' work has earned him a coveted Shorty Award and two Emmy Award nominations for emerging talent on the NFL Network. Continuously believing in athletes transforming the world, he served as a producer in Matthew Cherry's Oscar Award-winning short film' Hair Love,' in 2019.' Hawk's 7-year NFL career was as unlikely as his post-NFL successes in media, business, and entertainment, and his journey is currently being developed into a film. The former NFL team captain and budding talent graduated with a master's degree and a 4.0 GPA from Columbia University while playing in the NFL. Hawkins' business acumen pushed him to continue growing in expansion and growth. He served as the Director of Business Development and Creative Strategy for LeBron James and Maverick Carter's SpringHill Entertainment, which has brought forth several television and film projects. To Learn more about Runnin' It Back visit: https://www.runninitback.com/Runnin' It Back is a https://www.wikiocast.com/ production. #NFL #TelevisionPersonality #Digital #Host

I grew up in Kailua where I attended kalaheo high school until my sophomore more year and then moved to the east coast to attend ST. THOMAS MORE which was a boarding private school in Connecticut where I excelled in basketball. I then attended university of hawaii where I played 3 years for the men's basketball team. I then signed as a free agent w the golden state warriors and after my rookie year went on to have a 12 year professional career in Europe. I retired 4 years ago and fell directly into acting where I have since then trying to get off the ground. To Learn more about Runnin' It Back visit: https://www.runninitback.com/ Runnin' It Back is a https://www.wikiocast.com/ production. #BasketballPlayer #athlete

Yancy Medeiros is a UFC fighter and American Mixed Martial Artist. He was born and raised in Hawaii, on the westside of O'ahu in Waianae. He has been competing since 2007 in the UFC. Yancy started off his career fighting at light heavyweight. He then moved down to middleweight and eventually made his lightweight debut at UFC 159. He has been competing since 2007 in the UFC. Yancy upholds his pride in the UFC while representing himself, his culture, and Hawaii. He goes by the saying “good vibes, good health, and aloha is the way of life.” To Learn more about Runnin' It Back visit: https://www.runninitback.com/ Runnin' It Back is a https://www.wikiocast.com/ production. #ufc #martial #ufcfighter

Brad Kalilimoku is a former University of Hawaii football player turned actor. He is a Roosevelt High School Alum and played football there as well. He has been an actor since 2015 after friends and family convinced him to give it a shot. He has done work for numerous commercials and shows like Hawaii 5-0 here in Hawaii. He is mostly known for his work in Netflix's Finding ‘Ohana. Currently Brad continues to pursue and further his acting career with many things coming up and “in the works.” Playing more roles that highlights Hawaii's culture, people, and language is what he hopes for. #findingohana #hawaii50 To Learn more about Runnin' It Back visit: https://www.runninitback.com/ Runnin' It Back is a https://www.wikiocast.com/ production.

Davone Bess is a former University of Hawaii and NFL's Miami Dolphins football player. After his rookie season in the NFL, he had the second most catches in NFL history as an undrafted free agent. He has an amazing success story on how he turned his life around while struggling with his mental health. Because of his passion for his community, he is now the founder of ‘Bess Route Foundation,' which is geared towards youth development and mentorship and the owner of ‘Bess Route Academy' where he helps children become the best versions of themselves on and off the field. #NFL #footballplayer #miamidolphins To Learn more about Runnin' It Back visit: https://www.runninitback.com/ Runnin' It Back is a https://www.wikiocast.com/ production.

For most of his career, this non-traditional sports broadcaster amplified the personalities of A-list professional athletes using a light-hearted approach. Starting at The Score Television Network (1998-2002 / 2005-2010) with “Cabbie on the Street”, a 5-minute weekly interview segment, using disarming mechanisms and humor, Cabbie Richards was able to unlock the personalities of famous and mercurial stars. Interactions with Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin, David Ortiz raised his profile and helped to change perceptions of these incredible competitors. Covering the Stanley Cup Finals with a poncho and goggles was a unique perspective on Canada's national sport. At Sportsnet (2002-2005), Richards hosted and produced two weekly half hour magazine shows “NBAXL” and “JZone” which covered the NBA and MLB with features and pop culture segments. Moving to TSN (2011-2019), his interviews segment “Cabbie Presents” appeared on Sportscentre where he fostered relationships with NFL stars including Aaron Rodgers and JJ Watt. Richards' role grew in scope covering the ESPY Awards red carpet 2012-2019, multiple CFL Grey Cup Weekends, movie junkets and as a member of the broadcast team for the 2019 NBA Playoffs for the entire Toronto Raptors Championship run. In the fall of 2019, Cabbie joined a Bleacher Report, working on the portfolio brand B/R Betting in Las Vegas. Richards hosts the “Squad Ride”, “Group Chat” shows and NBA Bet Stream (on NBA Digital for Turner Sports). #sportsbroadcaster #CabbieRichards #turnersports #kobebryant To Learn more about Runnin' It Back visit: https://www.runninitback.com/ Runnin' It Back is a https://www.wikiocast.com/ production.

The Runnin' it Back crew got to interview and catch up with #JeffHubbard. Jeffrey Hubbard from Lihue, HI is a 3 time world champion Bodyboarder, 5 time Pipeline bodyboarding Champion, and 11 time U.S. national bodyboarding champion. Jeff is the Owner and manager of https://hubboards.com/, which specializes in high end bodyboards and bodyboarding equipment. ▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 0:00 - Intro 1:44 - growing up on Kauai 3:02 - GOAT bodyboarder 5:26 - When did you turn pro? 8:55 - Best break in the world? 9:44 - The longest wave 10:44- Biggest wave 12:06 - Waves at Pipeline 13:58 - Feed off of the crowd 14:45 - Video of the week 16:30 - holding your breath #bodyboarder #pipeline #bodyboards #JeffHubbard #bodyboarding To Learn more about Runnin' It Back visit: https://www.runninitback.com/ Runnin' It Back is a https://www.wikiocast.com/ production.

June Jones is a celebrated football coach and former player with many accomplishments and accolades. Jones enjoyed a 13 year coaching career in the NFL spending time as an assistant with the Houston Oilers, Detroit Lions, and his Atlanta Falcons. In 1994 June was named head coach of the Atlanta Falcons and he took over the worst team in the NFL in 1993. His 1995 team still is the only team in NFL history to have 5 players go over 1000 yards on the same team. His record as a head coach against some of the best coaches in league history was outstanding. After his NFL coaching career, he went to the University of Hawaii in 1999. Even though the University was talking of dropping football at the time Jones took over the downtrodden Warrior football program, in his first season with the same players, he built it into one of the most exciting and competitive squads in the country. In his first season with the Warriors, he broke the NCAA record for biggest turnaround in the 100 years of college football. 1999 also marked the first of three Conference Coach of the Year awards for Jones. (1999,2006,2007). He was also in 1999, named National Coach of the Year by CNN, The Sporting News, and American Football Coach. Jones led his Hawaii teams to 76 wins, the most by any Hawaii coach in school history, two Western Athletic Conference Championships and 6 bowls in 9 years. Under Jones, the Warriors broke more than 400 school records and 50 all time NCAA records. He then went to Southern Methodist University and proved again that he is a master architect in building and rebuilding football programs. Jones has also coached high school and CFL. In 2019, Jones was hired in the XFL as Head Coach and GM of the Houston Roughnecks. There he led his team to a 5-0 record in the shortened Covid-19 season and coached PJ Walker to be the number one QB in the XFL. While not losing a game, his team again was the number one offensive team in the XFL until the league ceased operations. #footballcoach #NFL #XFL #quarterback #Roughnecks #JuneJones To Learn more about Runnin' It Back visit: https://www.runninitback.com/ Runnin' It Back is a https://www.wikiocast.com/ production.

"JuJu" Smith-Schuster is an NFL wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at USC, where he was a Rose Bowl champion in his junior year. He then got picked in the second round of the 2017 NFL draft by the Steelers. He is of Polynesian descent being half Samoan. Smith-Schuster is the holder of several NFL records, including being the youngest player ever to reach 2,500 career receiving yards and the first player to have two offensive touchdowns of at least 97 yards. He also holds several Steelers franchise records. Off-the-field, he is also known for his social media presence and love for esports/gaming. In 2019, Smith-Schuster was ranked as one of the NFL's most marketable player. #nfl #usc #steelers #football #JujuSmith To Learn more about Runnin' It Back visit: https://www.runninitback.com/ Runnin' It Back is a https://www.wikiocast.com/ production.

Kalei Mau is 25 years old, she was born and raised in Kahaluu, Hawai'i. A graduate of Kaiser High school, she was blessed with the opportunity to study and compete at the University of Arizona. Kalei played Division 1 volleyball on a full-ride scholarship, and she ended her collegiate volleyball career as an All-American. Kalei is currently playing professional volleyball all over the world. Puerto Rico, France, and the Philippines, being my last destination before Covid suspended her 2020 competitive season. She is a small-business owner of Kaleihulu Health, a personal trainer and nutrition coach guiding people to reach their health, wellness, and fitness goals. #volleyball #healthandwellness #fullride #volleyballplayer #nutritioncoach To Learn more about Runnin' It Back visit: https://www.runninitback.com/ Runnin' It Back is a https://www.wikiocast.com/ production.

The Runnin It Back crew catches up with Brian “The Hawaiian Punch” Viloria. Brian is a Filipino-American Professional Boxer from Waipahu, Hawaii. He represented the US in the 2000 Olympic Games and became a 4x pro boxing champion. He is a former unified WBA and WBO flyweight champion, as well as a former WBC and IBF light flyweight champion. His nickname “The Hawaiian Punch” was first given to him by Jesus Salud, a fellow Hawaiian of Filipino descent and himself a former world champion in boxing. Since his retirement from boxing, he has been training a number of different people including Van Heerden, Manny Pacquiao, and Freddie Roach, to name a few. He was also a private trainer for Frank Grillo of the Netflix show Kingdom, Jennifer Garner, and Mark Wahlberg. Brian also does boxing commentating for ESPN, HBO and a lot of other fights. Brain is also one of the best jump ropers you will ever see! #boxer #wba #wbo #flyweight #boxing To Learn more about Runnin' It Back visit: https://www.runninitback.com/ Runnin' It Back is a https://www.wikiocast.com/ production.

Brian Ching is an American retired professional soccer player. He played for twelve years in Major League Soccer and represented the U.S. national team for eight years. He made his international debut in 2003 and was the first Hawaiian born player to represent the United States. He played at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, and has a 2007 Gold Cup. Currently he lives in Houston, Texas with his family and does a lot of philanthropic work since being off the field. He partnered with Habitat For Humanity to build homes and fundraise for the underprivileged under his own program “The House that Ching Built.” #soccerplayer #worldcup #goldcup To Learn more about Runnin' It Back visit: https://www.runninitback.com/ Runnin' It Back is a https://www.wikiocast.com/ production.

Tanoai Reed is a Hollywood stuntman and actor. He is the cousin and stunt double of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. He was born in Honolulu and attended Kahuku High School and the University of Hawaii. His stunt career started when he was on Waterworld and then started working as the stunt double for the Rock starting with the film The Scorpion King. Now he has been the Rock's stunt double for the past 20 years. He has a very close relationship with the Rock and also received many awards including “Stuntman of the Year.” #stunt #therock #stuntman #scorpionking To Learn more about Runnin' It Back visit: https://www.runninitback.com/ Runnin' It Back is a https://www.wikiocast.com/ production.

Brandon Curry is a professional heavyweight bodybuilder and 2019 Mr. Olympia. Brandon was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee. His interest in weight training began early on at the age of six. Initially competing in the light-heavyweight class, Curry won his first bodybuilding competition, the 2003 Supernatural Bodybuilding. In 2006 he came in second in the light-heavyweight division at the NPC Junior National Championships; the five-foot-seven Curry weighed 189 pounds for that event. The following year, with 28 additional pounds added to his frame, he moved up to the heavyweight division for the NPC USA Championships in 2007, where he finished second in his division. He then came in second in the heavyweight division for that year's NPC National Championships. In 2008 Curry won both the heavyweight division and the overall of the NPC USA Championships, which secured his ranking as a professional bodybuilder. Curry has been training in Kuwait and all his hard work paid off when he won the 2019 Mr. Olympia. Recently, he launched his own line of supplements called O15 Nutrition using his BS in Exercise Science and real-world experience. #bodybuilder #olympia #npc To Learn more about Runnin' It Back visit: https://www.runninitback.com/ Runnin' It Back is a https://www.wikiocast.com/ production.

"JuJu" Smith-Schuster is an NFL wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at USC, where he was a Rose Bowl champion in his junior year. He then got picked in the second round of the 2017 NFL draft by the Steelers. He is of Polynesian descent being half Samoan. Smith-Schuster is the holder of several NFL records, including being the youngest player ever to reach 2,500 career receiving yards and the first player to have two offensive touchdowns of at least 97 yards. He also holds several Steelers franchise records. Off-the-field, he is also known for his social media presence and love for esports/gaming. In 2019, Smith-Schuster was ranked as one of the NFL's most marketable player. #nfl #usc #steelers #football #JujuSmith To Learn more about Runnin' It Back visit: https://www.runninitback.com/ Runnin' It Back is a https://www.wikiocast.com/ production.

Tanoai Reed is a Hollywood stuntman and actor. He is the cousin and stunt double of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. He was born in Honolulu and attended Kahuku High School and the University of Hawaii. His stunt career started when he was on Waterworld and then started working as the stunt double for the Rock starting with the film The Scorpion King. Now he has been the Rock's stunt double for the past 20 years. He has a very close relationship with the Rock and also received many awards including “Stuntman of the Year.” #stunt #therock #stuntman #scorpionking To Learn more about Runnin' It Back visit: https://www.runninitback.com/ Runnin' It Back is a https://www.wikiocast.com/ production.

June Jones is a celebrated football coach and former player with many accomplishments and accolades. Jones enjoyed a 13 year coaching career in the NFL spending time as an assistant with the Houston Oilers, Detroit Lions, and his Atlanta Falcons. In 1994 June was named head coach of the Atlanta Falcons and he took over the worst team in the NFL in 1993. His 1995 team still is the only team in NFL history to have 5 players go over 1000 yards on the same team. His record as a head coach against some of the best coaches in league history was outstanding. After his NFL coaching career, he went to the University of Hawaii in 1999. Even though the University was talking of dropping football at the time Jones took over the downtrodden Warrior football program, in his first season with the same players, he built it into one of the most exciting and competitive squads in the country. In his first season with the Warriors, he broke the NCAA record for biggest turnaround in the 100 years of college football. 1999 also marked the first of three Conference Coach of the Year awards for Jones. (1999,2006,2007). He was also in 1999, named National Coach of the Year by CNN, The Sporting News, and American Football Coach. Jones led his Hawaii teams to 76 wins, the most by any Hawaii coach in school history, two Western Athletic Conference Championships and 6 bowls in 9 years. Under Jones, the Warriors broke more than 400 school records and 50 all time NCAA records. He then went to Southern Methodist University and proved again that he is a master architect in building and rebuilding football programs. Jones has also coached high school and CFL. In 2019, Jones was hired in the XFL as Head Coach and GM of the Houston Roughnecks. There he led his team to a 5-0 record in the shortened Covid-19 season and coached PJ Walker to be the number one QB in the XFL. While not losing a game, his team again was the number one offensive team in the XFL until the league ceased operations. #footballcoach #NFL #XFL #quarterback #Roughnecks #JuneJones To Learn more about Runnin' It Back visit: https://www.runninitback.com/ Runnin' It Back is a https://www.wikiocast.com/ production.

Brandon Curry is a professional heavyweight bodybuilder and 2019 Mr. Olympia. Brandon was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee. His interest in weight training began early on at the age of six. Initially competing in the light-heavyweight class, Curry won his first bodybuilding competition, the 2003 Supernatural Bodybuilding. In 2006 he came in second in the light-heavyweight division at the NPC Junior National Championships; the five-foot-seven Curry weighed 189 pounds for that event. The following year, with 28 additional pounds added to his frame, he moved up to the heavyweight division for the NPC USA Championships in 2007, where he finished second in his division. He then came in second in the heavyweight division for that year's NPC National Championships. In 2008 Curry won both the heavyweight division and the overall of the NPC USA Championships, which secured his ranking as a professional bodybuilder. Curry has been training in Kuwait and all his hard work paid off when he won the 2019 Mr. Olympia. Recently, he launched his own line of supplements called O15 Nutrition using his BS in Exercise Science and real-world experience. #bodybuilder #olympia #npc To Learn more about Runnin' It Back visit: https://www.runninitback.com/ Runnin' It Back is a https://www.wikiocast.com/ production.

Kalei Mau is 25 years old, she was born and raised in Kahaluu, Hawai'i. A graduate of Kaiser High school, she was blessed with the opportunity to study and compete at the University of Arizona. Kalei played Division 1 volleyball on a full-ride scholarship, and she ended her collegiate volleyball career as an All-American. Kalei is currently playing professional volleyball all over the world. Puerto Rico, France, and the Philippines, being my last destination before Covid suspended her 2020 competitive season. She is a small-business owner of Kaleihulu Health, a personal trainer and nutrition coach guiding people to reach their health, wellness, and fitness goals.

For most of his career, this non-traditional sports broadcaster amplified the personalities of A-list professional athletes using a light-hearted approach. Starting at The Score Television Network (1998-2002 / 2005-2010) with “Cabbie on the Street”, a 5-minute weekly interview segment, using disarming mechanisms and humor, Cabbie Richards was able to unlock the personalities of famous and mercurial stars. Interactions with Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin, David Ortiz raised his profile and helped to change perceptions of these incredible competitors. Covering the Stanley Cup Finals with a poncho and goggles was a unique perspective on Canada's national sport. At Sportsnet (2002-2005), Richards hosted and produced two weekly half hour magazine shows “NBAXL” and “JZone” which covered the NBA and MLB with features and pop culture segments. Moving to TSN (2011-2019), his interviews segment “Cabbie Presents” appeared on Sportscenter where he fostered relationships with NFL stars including Aaron Rodgers and JJ Watt. Richards' role grew in scope covering the ESPY Awards red carpet 2012-2019, multiple CFL Grey Cup Weekends, movie junkets and as a member of the broadcast team for the 2019 NBA Playoffs for the entire Toronto Raptors Championship run. In the fall of 2019, Cabbie joined a Bleacher Report, working on the portfolio brand B/R Betting in Las Vegas. Richards hosts the “Squad Ride”, “Group Chat” shows and NBA Bet Stream (on NBA Digital for Turner Sports).

The Runnin It Back crew catches up with Brian “The Hawaiian Punch” Viloria. Brian is a Filipino-American Professional Boxer from Waipahu, Hawaii. He represented the US in the 2000 Olympic Games and became a 4x pro boxing champion. He is a former unified WBA and WBO flyweight champion, as well as a former WBC and IBF light flyweight champion. His nickname “The Hawaiian Punch” was first given to him by Jesus Salud, a fellow Hawaiian of Filipino descent and himself a former world champion in boxing. Since his retirement from boxing, he has been training a number of different people including Van Heerdan, Manny Paquio, and Freddie Roach, to name a few. He was also a private trainer for Frank Grillo of the Netflix show Kingdom, Jenifer Garner, and Mark Whalberg. Brian also does boxing commentating for ESPN, HBO and a lot of other fights. Brain is also one of the best jump ropers you will ever see!

The Runnin it Back crew got to interview and catch up with Jeff Hubbard. Jeffrey Hubbard from Lihue, HI is a 3 time world champion Bodyboarder, 5 time Pipeline bodyboarding Champion, and 11 time U.S. national bodyboarding champion. Jeff is the Owner and manager of https://hubboards.com/, which specializes in high end bodyboards and bodyboarding equipment.

The Runnin it back crew catches up with former Major League Baseball outfielder, World Series Champion, and All-Star. Known as the “Flyin' Hawaiian,” Shane was born on Maui, Hawaii and joined the Boston Red Sox in 2013, helping the team win the World Series Championship and receiving his fourth Gold Glove award.

Join the Runnin' it Back crew as they share memorable moments that they have experienced. Chad Owens, Ryan Keomaka and Kiana Cayabyab hosts their second podcast show with Runnin' it Back.