Kani Kauahi

American gridiron football player and coach (born 1959)
American football player
Kani Kauahi
Arizona Rattlers
Position:Assistant head coach
Personal information
Born: (1959-09-06) September 6, 1959 (age 64)
Kekaha, Hawaii, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school:Kamehameha Schools
(Honolulu, Hawaii)
College:Hawaii
Undrafted:1982
Career history
As a player:
  • Seattle Seahawks (1982–1986)
  • Green Bay Packers (1988)
  • Phoenix Cardinals (1989–1991)
  • Kansas City Chiefs (1992)
  • Phoenix Cardinals (1993)
  • Saskatchewan Roughriders (1994)
As a coach:
  • Mesa CC (OL, 1995)
  • Arizona Cardinals (S&C, 1996–1997)
  • BC Lions (OL, 1998–2000)
  • San Francisco Rage (2001)
  • Ottawa Renegades (Asst. HC/OC, 2002–2005)
  • Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2006)
  • Arizona Rattlers (OL/Asst. HC, 2007–present)
Career highlights and awards

Daniel Kani Kauahi (born September 6, 1959) is the assistant head coach for the Arizona Rattlers in the Indoor Football League (AFL). He joined the Rattlers in 2007 as the defensive line coach.

Playing career

Kauahi grew up on the Hawaiian island of Kaua'i, and played college football with the Arizona State Sun Devils and the Hawaii Warriors. He then played center for 12 seasons in Pro Football, with the Seattle Seahawks, the Green Bay Packers, the Phoenix Cardinals, the Kansas City Chiefs and Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Coaching career

Kauahi has coached at the college level (Mesa Community College), and at the professional level in the NFL (Arizona Cardinals), the CFL (BC Lions, Ottawa Renegades, and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats), and in the XFL (San Francisco Rage).

Kani also was the offensive line coach one season for his son's high school football team, Desert Vista High School, in Phoenix, Arizona[citation needed].

Most recently Kauahi has been coaching at the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario as the Offensive Line Coach. Also, coaching with the Arizona Rattlers.

External links

  • Arizona Rattlers bio
  • Waterloo Warriors bio Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine
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BC Lions 88th Grey Cup champions
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Arizona Rattlers ArenaBowl XXV champions
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Arizona Rattlers ArenaBowl XXVI champions
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Arizona Rattlers ArenaBowl XXVII champions


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