Jim Becker, AP reporter who covered Jackie Robinson and an underdog Hawaii football team, dies at 98
Journalist Jim Becker has died at 98. He traveled the world as an Associated Press reporter, and covered Jackie Robinson’s ...
Hiker dies in fall at 60-foot waterfall near popular Hawaii tourist destination, cops say
A 49-year-old man was killed in a hiking accident at a 60-foot waterfall in Hawaii, officials said. Karl Newman was hiking ...
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Hawaii is the rainbow capital of the world. Here’s what that means
Hawaii scored soon after and reporters began calling the team the Rainbows, according to the book “Hawai’i Sports: History, Facts and Statistics.” The Hawaii football team in 2000 dropped ...
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Jim Becker, AP reporter who covered Jackie Robinson and an underdog Hawaii football team, dies at 98
HONOLULU (AP) — Jim Becker, a world-traveling journalist who covered Jackie Robinson’s big-league baseball debut and the U.S. Army’s retaking of Seoul during the Korean War, died Friday. He ...
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Jim Becker, AP reporter who covered Jackie Robinson and an underdog Hawaii football team, dies at 98
Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines ... But he said his most important story was about an underdog Hawaii high school football team that won a league championship ...
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Jim Becker, AP reporter who covered Jackie Robinson and an underdog Hawaii football team, dies at 98
But he said his most important story was about an underdog Hawaii ... Bulletin reporter, said the column was a source of pride for Kalihi. Back then — and to some extent now — news coverage ...