Oral History with Gregory Selber
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Title
Oral History with Gregory Selber
Subject
Mission High School
Harlingen High School
Edinburg High School
Edcouch-Elsa High School
Santa Rosa High School
Donna High School
St. Joseph's Academy
Marine Military Academy
Coaches
Women
Sports Reporting
Description
Oral history with Dr. Gregory Selber, local sports writer and communication professor at UTRGV about his experiences with sports in the Rio Grande Valley.
Creator
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and Archives
Publisher
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Date
2018
2018-05-25
Contributor
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Format
MP3
Language
English
Type
Oral History
Identifier
Selber_Greg_20180525_edited
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Duration
57:11
Time Summary
Time Question/Topic
00:22 Background of Gregory Selber, including how he first got interested in sports and sports writing.
04:50 Talks about his teaching style and internships for his students.
05:48 His interest in sports writing and his family background.
07:45 Talks about sports demographics and how socioeconomic factors have effected sports historically.
09:44 What do you like about covering sports in the Rio Grande Valley?
10:20 Talks about his love for competition
12:31 What do you think makes sports in this area unique?
12:45 Talks about determination of athletes in the Rio Grande Valley
13:45 Talks about different championship teams in the valley including: Donna High School, St. Joseph's Academy and Marine Military Academy.
16:45 How do you think the community benefits from this sports culture?
20:25 Small town sports culture
21:19 Can you tell me about a memorable interview you did with a high school athlete?
21:40 Talks about Edinburg High School softball player Miranda Hinojosa
25:07 Talks about the types of stories he likes to cover
25:55 Do you have a favorite game that you covered?
26:01 1990 Mission Eagles Football Team’s game at the Astrodome
28:08 La Amenaza (The Menace)
28:42 Do you have a favorite local sports story?
28:49 Santa Rosa Warriors
31:27 Do you have a favorite expression of hometown pride, specifically from the Rio Grande Valley?
31:39 Elsa shop painting
33:37 Edinburg Bobcats traditions and pride, specifically their chants
36:05 Were you a coach in the Rio Grande Valley?
36:19 Can you talk about your experience as a coach and how it informed your sports coverage?
36:30 Talks about his coaching experiences
38:22 Talks about how his coaching informed his teaching
39:08 Talks about how his coaching helped his sports writing
42:34 Do you see sports in the Rio Grande Valley having an impact regionally or nationally?
42:49 Regional impact of sports
43:17 Dan Barnhart
43:49 Bobby Lackey
45:40 1920s-1950s sports history in the Rio Grande Valley
48:52 Migrant students and athletes
49:30 Is there anything you’d like to talk about that I didn’t mention?
49:44 Ethnicity and sports
50:44 Women in sports and gendered lifestyles
53:21 History of colonization in the Valley
00:22 Background of Gregory Selber, including how he first got interested in sports and sports writing.
04:50 Talks about his teaching style and internships for his students.
05:48 His interest in sports writing and his family background.
07:45 Talks about sports demographics and how socioeconomic factors have effected sports historically.
09:44 What do you like about covering sports in the Rio Grande Valley?
10:20 Talks about his love for competition
12:31 What do you think makes sports in this area unique?
12:45 Talks about determination of athletes in the Rio Grande Valley
13:45 Talks about different championship teams in the valley including: Donna High School, St. Joseph's Academy and Marine Military Academy.
16:45 How do you think the community benefits from this sports culture?
20:25 Small town sports culture
21:19 Can you tell me about a memorable interview you did with a high school athlete?
21:40 Talks about Edinburg High School softball player Miranda Hinojosa
25:07 Talks about the types of stories he likes to cover
25:55 Do you have a favorite game that you covered?
26:01 1990 Mission Eagles Football Team’s game at the Astrodome
28:08 La Amenaza (The Menace)
28:42 Do you have a favorite local sports story?
28:49 Santa Rosa Warriors
31:27 Do you have a favorite expression of hometown pride, specifically from the Rio Grande Valley?
31:39 Elsa shop painting
33:37 Edinburg Bobcats traditions and pride, specifically their chants
36:05 Were you a coach in the Rio Grande Valley?
36:19 Can you talk about your experience as a coach and how it informed your sports coverage?
36:30 Talks about his coaching experiences
38:22 Talks about how his coaching informed his teaching
39:08 Talks about how his coaching helped his sports writing
42:34 Do you see sports in the Rio Grande Valley having an impact regionally or nationally?
42:49 Regional impact of sports
43:17 Dan Barnhart
43:49 Bobby Lackey
45:40 1920s-1950s sports history in the Rio Grande Valley
48:52 Migrant students and athletes
49:30 Is there anything you’d like to talk about that I didn’t mention?
49:44 Ethnicity and sports
50:44 Women in sports and gendered lifestyles
53:21 History of colonization in the Valley
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Collection
Citation
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and Archives, “Oral History with Gregory Selber,” UTRGV Digital Exhibits, accessed April 30, 2024, https://omeka.utrgv.edu/items/show/1453.