i - Gu ide . com ▁ ▁T rip Ad visor . com ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Be aches ▁of ▁Hawai i ▁( is land ) ▁Category : State ▁par ks ▁of ▁Hawai i ▁Category : Pro te cted ▁areas ▁of ▁Hawai i ▁( is land ) ▁Category : W et lands ▁of ▁Hawai i ▁Category : Land forms ▁of ▁Hawai i ▁( is land ) ▁Category : National ▁Natural ▁Land marks ▁in ▁Hawai i <0x0A> </s> ▁Ralph ▁Rom ano ▁was ▁an ▁ice ▁hockey ▁go alt ender , ▁head ▁coach , ▁and ▁athlet ic ▁director , ▁all ▁with ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Minnesota – D ul uth ▁( UM D ). ▁ ▁Career ▁Ralph ▁Rom ano ▁spent ▁his ▁entire ▁adult ▁career ▁with ▁the ▁U MD ▁Bul ld ogs , ▁playing ▁for ▁the ▁team ▁between ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁head ▁coach ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁and ▁she ph erd ed ▁the ▁team ▁while ▁it ▁transition ed ▁from ▁the ▁M I AC ▁( in ▁what ▁would ▁become ▁a ▁Division ▁III ▁conference ) ▁to ▁an ▁upper - class ification ▁team ▁and ▁eventually ▁join ▁the ▁dominant ▁conference ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁the ▁W CH A . ▁Though ▁his ▁teams ▁didn ' t ▁win ▁many ▁games ▁after ▁it ▁left ▁the ▁M I AC , ▁Rom ano ▁was ▁well - reg arded ▁at ▁the ▁university ▁and ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁athlet ic ▁director ▁in ▁ 1 9 6