The Poll
Favorite major league baseball team:
San Francisco Giants........12%
New York Yankees.............8%
Atlanta Braves...............8%
Seattle Mariners.............7%
No favorite.................30%
Favorite NFL team:
San Francisco 49ers.........15%
Oakland Raiders.............12%
Denver Broncos...............9%
No favorite.................15%
Favorite NBA team:
Los Angeles Lakers..........27%
Seattle SuperSonics..........5%
No favorite.................33%
Favorite NHL team:
Anaheim Mighty Ducks.........8%
Colorado Avalanche...........5%
No favorite.................57%
Favorite pro team:
San Francisco 49ers.........12%
Oakland Raiders.............10%
Los Angeles Lakers...........9%
Denver Broncos...............6%
Favorite college team:
U of Hawaii football........32%
U of Hawaii volleyball......11%
Favorite announcer:
John Madden.................22%
Al Michaels.................13%
Jim Leahey..................10%
More a fan of college or pro sports?
Pro.........................52%
College.....................18%
Equal.......................30%
Favorite sport to play:
Swimming....................24%
Golf........................15%
Lifting weights.............10%
Football.....................9%
Martial arts.................8%
Favorite sports to watch on TV[+]:
Football....................77%
Summer Olympics.............54%
Winter Olympics.............49%
Basketball..................47%
ENEMY OF THE STATE
LaVell Edwards..............16%
Pat Hill.....................7%
Jerry Tarkanian..............5%
Edwards, the former Brigham Young football coach, had a 17-4
career record against Hawaii. (Runner-up Hill, the football coach
at WAC rival Fresno State, is only 2-5 against the Rainbow
Warriors.) Hawaiians' most hated opponents: BYU (70%), Fresno
State (8%) and UCLA (3%).
* Harris Interactive poll, conducted online, of 401 Hawaii residents
who identified themselves as sports fans. Margin of error +/-4.9%.
[+]Multiple responses allowed.
COLOR PHOTO: GEORGE FREY/AP (EDWARDS)
COLOR CHART Enthuse-o-meter On a scale of 1 to 100, how would you rate your state'senthusiasm for sports, relative to other states'? COLD --- 79.6 -- HOT Rank: 8th of first 15 states polled