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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 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 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 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 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 Coach Teresa Casso
Nayleen Hernandez interviewed Coach Teresa Casso about her time as a basketball coach at McAllen High School.
Onion Strike Must Continue
A newspaper article explaining why the Onion Strike against the corporations should continue.
Offshore Division of the Ladies Kingfish Tournament
Photograph of Jane Clark with a 33.1 pounds king mackerel fish. She and her team were crowned in the first place of the Offshore Division of the Ladies Kingfish Tournament in 1992.
Notable Alumni
Building on the legacy of two institutions, UTRGV’s mission is to transfer the Rio Grande Valley by fostering leaders and citizens who challenge the present, enrich the future, and contribute to a better world.
Not Since 1953!! Cats make Regionals
Article in the Edinburg High School Yearbook about the varsity football team making Regionals in 1983.
No. 13 Strikes at the Volleyball, 1984
Caption: Norma Cantu returns a serve as Rachel Garcia and Hilda Espinoza patiently watch.
Newspaper clippings for Onion Strike (1979)
Texas Farmworkers Union launched an onion pickers strike on April 4, 1979, on the farm of Charles Wetegrove, son of Edward Raymond, founder of the city of Raymondville. As with previous farmworker strikes, local law enforcement was brought in by…
Newspaper clippings for Melon Strike (1975)
The United Farm Workers and Texas Farm Workers unions protested annual melon harvests through a series of strikes of local growers including El Texano Ranch, Griffin & Brand, and Southwestern Fruit & Vegetable Company.
However, on May 26, 1975, a…
However, on May 26, 1975, a…
Newspaper Clip of the Edcouch-Elsa Walkout
Newspaper Clip on the readmission of students that participated in the Edcouch-Elsa High School walkout.
News Release from the Marine Military Academy
A news release from Marine Military Academy about a change of date for the dedication of the Texas Iwo Jima Memorial. The news release included more information about the Iwo Jima Statue and why it was brought to Texas.
Nationally Ranked Badminton Team Finishes Another Great Year, 1980
Caption: Nationally Ranked Badminton Team Finishes Another Great Year
Mission Pulls Big Upset in Up-ending Mercedes 29-27
Article in the Valley Morning Star describing latest local high school basketball tournament
Mission High School Volleyball Team Practice
Caption: Members of the girl's volleyball team are shown here. Left to right front are: Mary Seitz, Gloria Lopez, Elsa Alaniz, Alicia Vela, Ester Pena, Doris Davis, Iris Garza, Aida Cavazos, Dianne Seitz. Back row, left to right: Nora Pena, Martz…
Mission High School Volleyball Team
Caption: The girls' volleyball team practices long hours to prepare for their games. Shown going through a drill in one of the practices are left to right: Dianne Seitz, Alicia Vela, and Ester Pena
Mission High School Football Team, 1939
All district champions, 1939
Mission Baseball Team, 1921-1922
Undefeated baseball team
Mission 30-30 Baseball Team, 1940
Caption: Mission 30-30. Team picture. Photograph, ca. 1940. Loan of the Bernardo Peña Baseball Foundation.
Top row, L - R: Chano Gonzalez, Pharr Pitcher; Pepe Barrera, Short-stop; Ernesto Flores, Pitcher/Fielder; Ernesto Contreras. Shortstop;…
Top row, L - R: Chano Gonzalez, Pharr Pitcher; Pepe Barrera, Short-stop; Ernesto Flores, Pitcher/Fielder; Ernesto Contreras. Shortstop;…
Merienda: A Charro Days Tradition for 50 Years
An article explaining a tradition from Charro Days called 'La Merienda.' The article talks about the costumes that are typically modeled during this event.
Mercedes: Home of the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show
An article about the Mercedes Livestock show. There were competitions, such as "Cover Girl" and "World's Champion Rodeo."
Mercedes Livestock Show & Rodeo Lesson Plans
During these five lessons, the students learned a small portion of what the Rio Grande Valleys culture consists of through the Mercedes Livestock Show and Rodeo. In the first lesson we informed the students about the jobs that are in our community as…