Timmy Chang ‘00 Chang set Interscholastic League of Honolulu records for touchdowns (38) and passing yards (2,693) in the regular season, and touchdown passes in one game (8). In December after Chang led St. Louis to the inaugural state football championship and was awarded the Dick Butkus Football Network's C. David Baker National High School Player of the Year award.

Chang's best pass came after he threw the 7-yard TD pass to Jason Rivers that set the alltime passing yards mark, now at 15,303 yards. It happened when he jogged across the field from the UH sidelines to the opposite side to hand the football from the historical play to his father, Levi Chang, the "red cap," or the field official that lets game officials know of television timeouts.

Levi Chang ‘63"

(I told him) that I loved him," said Chang of when he gave his father a hug after giving him the ball. "I thanked him and (told him) that I loved him. Family plays a big role, especially in my life. I owe them everything. Without them, then this wouldn't be possible."

For 10 years, Levi Chang, Nanakuli High's principal by day, has served as the red cap at UH games. He has been stoic throughout; no matter what the feelings the Aloha Stadium fans were expressing when his son played well or not. "He's always there on the sidelines and not too many people notice him," Tim Chang said. "He doesn't show any emotion, whether we do bad, whether we do good, or if I get hurt. He really shows no emotion, but I thought I'd recognize him because he's on the field already. He's been a very big role model for me."

Except for hugging his son, Levi Chang still was his same stoic self after. There were handshakes from others on the sidelines. "I wasn't expecting it," Levi Chang said of the moment. "It feels good to see your son break the record and it was nice to recognize that the father's on the field. Unbelievable."

Mary Ann Chang

And up in the blue section of the south end zone, the proud mother, Mary Ann Chang felt the chicken-skin moment. "It caught me by surprise," Mary Ann Chang said. " It was a real touching moment, for a son to do that for his father. I don't think his dad expected it either. But it was a nice gesture on (Tim's) part, so I'm happy." Levi Chang said he had considered giving up being the red hat. But (Tim) "asked that I stay on." But Levi Chang said this is likely his last year of being the guy that holds up the game so TV can pay its bills. "I'll let some of the younger guys take over," he said.

If there were an award for sportsmanship, Chang would claim that distinction, too. Timmy (Chang) is the most humble guy," St. Louis coach Cal Lee said. "He shies away from all the attention and gives credit to his teammates. "He was never concerned about throwing more touchdowns or breaking local and national records. All that concerned him was winning the football game. He typifies the ultimate team player." His statistics were not humble at all. The 6-foot-2, 185-pound quarterback threw for 64 touchdowns, one shy of the national record held by J.R. House of Nitro (W.Va.). Chang also completed 273 of 439 passes for 4,039 yards.

"I give all the credit to everyone else," Chang said. "I had an athletic cast as well as great coaches. I had two good receivers, Isaac (Rodrigues) and Gerald (Welch), who would catch the ball for 5 yards and then would run for 60 more. "My offensive line did an excellent job. I was only sacked about 18 times during the entire season and I give them credit for keeping me healthy."