Hometown Teams Oral Histories
Dublin Core
Title
Hometown Teams Oral Histories
Subject
Hometown Teams, oral history, interviews, sports, athletics
Description
Oral Histories solicited from the Rio Grande Valley for the Hometown Teams exhibit.
Collection Items
Oral History with Manuel Hinojosa
Manuel Hinojosa talks about his role with the RGV Hall of Fame and his own experiences as a high school football player.
Oral History with Gregory Selber
Oral history with Dr. Gregory Selber, local sports writer and communication professor at UTRGV about his experiences with sports in the Rio Grande Valley.
Oral History with Koy Detmer
Koy Detmer, football coach of Mission High School and former Philadelphia Eagle, talks about his time growing up in Mission, as well as his experience as a football coach, player and his favorite hometown sports traditions.
Oral History with Edilberto Flores
Mission High School Principal Edilberto Flores talks about his time as a football coach, what he learned from sports, the sports community in the Rio Grande Valley as well as his work as an administrator.
Oral History with Oralia Rodriguez (Cano)
Oralia Rodriguez discusses her time on the 1940s softball team, the Green Hornets, as well as about her life in the Rio Grande Valley
Oral History with Ronnie Zamora
Ronnie Zamora talks about his role with the RGV Hall of Fame and his own experiences as an editor, writer, and public address announcer