Yonamine persists as bastion of grace under pressure
Americans hated him for being Japanese and Japanese hated him for being American. Death threats from the yakuza and rocks from the stands were an exotic and dangerous twist. Lonely status as an unwanted outsider was nothing new; if anything, it was a recurring theme of the early years for Wally Yonamine, who died Monday at 85.
Source: Honolulu Star-Advertiser
