
The Bell Ringer Volume 11
Victor Rodriguez(Author)
University of North Texas Press,U.S.
Will be published approx. on 30. May 2022
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-1-57441-846-0 (ISBN)
Description
This is the story of Victor Rodriguez, star track athlete and San Antonio educator. From his earliest days in South Texas in the 1940s he broke many barriers. As a football player and track star he set records and won trophies at Edna High School, at Victoria College, and at North Texas State College. At each stage of his education, he often found himself the only Mexican American in his group.He developed his sports prowess from nine years of early morning running to the church in Edna, to ring the bell before Mass. He earned the first Hispanic scholarships as an athlete at both Victoria Junior College and North Texas State College. After graduating in 1955, he began a career in the San Antonio School District, ultimately retiring in 1994 after twelve years as Superintendent of the District. As a pioneer Mexican American educator in San Antonio, he brought dignity and respect to the people of the Westside, where he remains a role model today.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Denton
United States
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
476 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-57441-846-0 (9781574418460)
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Person
VICTOR RODRIGUEZ earned his bachelor and master's degrees in art education from North Texas State College (now the University of North Texas) and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin. He retired after twelve years as Superintendent of the San Antonio School District and lives in San Antonio, Texas.