Oral History with Manuel Hinojosa

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Title

Oral History with Manuel Hinojosa

Subject

Mission High School
Rio Grande Valley Sports Hall of Fame
Football
Championship Teams

Description

Manuel Hinojosa talks about his role with the RGV Hall of Fame and his own experiences as a high school football player.

Creator

Manuel Hinojosa
Kristen Weischedel

Publisher

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Date

2018-04-19

Contributor

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Rights

Manuel Hinojosa

Format

MP3

Language

English

Type

Audio

Identifier

Hinojosa_Manuel_20180419_edited

Coverage

Rio Grande Valley
Mission, Texas
Edinburg, Texas
McAllen, Texas
Port Isabel, Texas

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Interviewer

Kristen Weischedel; Aylin Reta Cordoba

Interviewee

Manuel Hinojosa

Location

Edinburg, Texas

Time Summary

0:00:04 Introduction of Oral Speaker
0:01:40 How did you first get interested into sport history in the RGV?
0:02:00 Talks about his education, his bar Double Day and his painting of sports figure
0:02:55 Talks about how he became part of RGV Hall of Fame and what he does in his position
0:03:59 What do you think makes sports in this area(Texas or RGV) unique?
0:06:39 Favorite aspect of the local sport history , favorite era
0:06:56 Treaty of Guadalupe- Speaks about Abner Double Day introduce baseball into the valley
0:08:55 Baseball in the Valley - Leo Najo's Life
0:12:18 Favorite local team or local athlete
0:22:06 Favorite sport and athlete
0:25:57 Favorite local sports memory
0:29:05 Favorite expression of pride for a hometown team
0:30:00 When you went to high school did you have a ritual?
0:32:00 Personality of the teams back then and now
0:32:52 Rituals for spectators
0:35:32 Homecoming in the past
0:36:20 How the players of the MHS football team were treated
0:38:00 RGV Sports Hall of Fame
0:39:00 Some inductees of the RGV Hall of Fame
0:40:47 Over the last few decades what good or bad changes have been made in HS Sports?
0:42:00 Experience as a high school football player
0:47:31 How do you think the local community benefits or does not from local sports culture?
0:47:41 Speaks about how sports taught to work hard and discipline to achieve his accomplishments such as being a FAIA , highest ranking of an architect

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Citation

Manuel Hinojosa and Kristen Weischedel, “Oral History with Manuel Hinojosa,” UTRGV Digital Exhibits, accessed November 14, 2024, https://omeka.utrgv.edu/items/show/325.