創部50周年記念碑

Mr. Peter Kazunori Okada(1919-2004)　（右）1992年6月27日西宮スタジアムで表彰を受けられた時
いずれもご長女のLeslie Okada Roberts さんからご提供いただきました

以下はピーター・オカダさんの生前のコメントです（原文のまま）。
I was astounded to learn that most of the rudiments of football I had taught to students at two high schools, Toyonaka and Ikeda, during off duty hours when I had been with the Education Section, had taken root and had blossomed to become part of the regular sport curriculum in high schools in the entire Kinki region. Players graduating provided colleges with experienced recruits, thus upgrading and shortening preliminary training periods.

I discovered that the intricate rules of the game were understood and that winning teams from Osaka and Tokyo were participating in the annual playoffs with the finalist receiving a Peter Okada Trophy, a gift I had given years ago and long forgotten.

So in 1992, we were met by a delegation when we arrived at the Osaka train station. My eldest daughter and two grandsons, who were vacationing in Japan at the time, joined us in being wined and dined for several days. Later, I was honored at mid-field with players lining both side lines, during half time, at the Nishinomiya Bowl - as the high school father of American football in Japan!

I question whether this little episode is of substantial significance. Whatever the degree of significance, I feel very humble when I realize that unconsciously, I made a very small contribution, and left a very tiny footprint, as a member of MIS, during the early and heady days in the aftermath of a tragic war.