Eldredge service Sunday at Punahou
Eldredge III is the winningest coach in Punahou’s football history at 103-41-4 record. He won four ILH titles from 1959 to 1962 and 1968 to 1976. He coached the Buffanblu baseball teams from 1965 to 1970, compiling a 78-24-1 record, capturing two state crowns.
Eldredge III was born Dec. 16, 1931, in Lahaina to David "Pops" and Leilehua (Judd) Eldredge. The 1949 Punahou graduate went on to play football at Stanford, where he earned a degree in education. He also earned a post-graduate degree from the University of San Francisco. He returned to Punahou in 1956, where he taught math and science, started the Hawaiian studies program and founded Punahou’s Holoku Pageant.
The Punahou Athletics Hall of Famer is survived by wife, Jean Eiko; sons David "Boy" IV (Valerie) and Duane (Sue); daughter Cynthie (Richard) Keeno; brother H.J. "Pal"; sisters Hattie (West) Phillips and Bertha Lima; and 13 grandchildren.
