▁as ▁a ▁walk ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁War rior ▁basketball ▁team . ▁ ▁He ▁played ▁forward ▁mostly ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁games ▁that ▁were ▁already ▁decided . ▁ ▁Al ama - Fran cis ▁decided ▁to ▁try ▁out ▁for ▁the ▁football ▁team ▁during ▁spring ▁training ▁after ▁his ▁first ▁and ▁only ▁season ▁with ▁War rior ▁Basketball . ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁elder ▁Francis ▁was ▁a ▁bit ▁ske pt ical ▁due ▁to ▁Al ama - Fran cis ▁relatively ▁small ▁size ▁and ▁lack ▁of ▁experience ▁with ▁football ▁physical ity ▁as ▁a ▁basketball ▁player . ▁ ▁Even ▁though ▁War rior ▁coach ▁June ▁Jones ▁offered ▁Al ama - Fran cis ▁a ▁scholar ship ▁coming ▁out ▁of ▁high ▁school ▁with ▁no ▁high ▁school ▁playing ▁experience , ▁Al ama - Fran cis ▁and ▁his ▁father , ▁Joe ▁Francis , ▁refused ▁the ▁offer ▁because ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁feel ▁that ▁Al ama - Fran cis ▁was ▁ready . ▁ ▁The ▁elder ▁Francis ▁told ▁the ▁coach ▁that ▁his ▁son ▁needed ▁to ▁ear n ▁the ▁scholar ship . ▁ ▁Al ama - Fran cis ▁gained ▁ 7 0 ▁pounds ▁over ▁the ▁years ▁to ▁build ▁his ▁ 1 9 0 - p ound ▁frame ▁to ▁ 2 6 0 ▁pounds . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁worked ▁on ▁building ▁his ▁strength ▁and ▁football ▁def ensive ▁end ▁knowledge ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁st arter ▁his ▁junior ▁and ▁senior ▁years . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁Al ama - Fran cis ' ▁senior ▁year , ▁he ▁was ▁chosen ▁by ▁Co ach ▁Jones ▁to ▁represent ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Hawai i ▁at ▁media ▁day ▁for ▁the