Robert Kekaula Apologizes For Fresno State Comments

Robert Kekaula, the Hawaii play-by-play announcer, called Fresno State, “the armpit of America” while signing off after the game, but has since apologized by sending a letter.

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Tuesday Fresno State received a letter from Hawaii play-by-play announcer Robert Kekaula, apologizing for the “armpit of America” quote that he said while signing off after Hawaii was unable to come back and lost 28-21. Kekaula has been the announcer for Hawaii since 2011.

Kekaula claims that the statement was made when he was joking with a statistician and didn’t realize that the comment had been made on air, saying it was actually pretty embarrassing for him. It’s not exactly hard to know when you are or are not on air, but the mistake has been made before. Here’s some quotes from the apology letter:

"“No excuses. That was wrong of me to say,” Kekaula said. “I’d like to offer my sincerest apologies to all of Bulldog Nation, to Fresno State President Joseph Castro, head football coach Tim DeRuyter and the always hospitable people of Fresno.“There is no excuse for my action, and no defense I could make for what I uttered. I did mention in our broadcast, and have always felt, that Fresno State is, by a long shot, both the best and toughest place to play football in the Mountain West Conference. The fans at Bulldog Stadium are awesome. …“Nonetheless, my actions and my words, no matter the intent, were wrong. I offended some people, and to them … to all really … I’m sorry. Please accept my sincere apology.”"

I guess he’ll be looking for a new sign-off next time he calls a game.

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Robert Kekaula Apologizes For Calling Fresno ‘The Armpit Of America’

By Gerald Tracy | Dec 4, 2014

Robert Kekaula, the Hawaii play-by-play announcer, called Fresno State, “the armpit of America” while signing off after the game, but has since apologized by sending a letter.

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