Champion of the Barrio : The Legacy of Coach Buryl Baty /

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Buryl Baty (1924-1954) was a winning athlete, coach, builder of men, and an early pioneer in the fight against bigotry. In 1950, Baty became head football coach at Bowie High School in El Paso and quickly inspired his athletes, all Mexican Americans from the Segundo Barrio, with his winning ways and...

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Auteur principal: Baty, R. Gaines, 1950- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, 2015.
Édition:First edition.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Baty, Buryl, > 1924-1954.
Bowie High School (El Paso, Tex.)
Bowie High School (El Paso, Tex.) > Sports > History > 20th century.
Sports.
School sports.
Hispanic American football players.
Football teams.
Football coaches.
Discrimination in sports.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
GAMES > Gambling > Sports.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Sports.
Discrimination dans les sports > Texas > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Sports scolaires > Texas > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Hispanic American football players > Texas > El Paso > History > 20th century.
Discrimination in sports > Texas > History > 20th century.
School sports > Texas > History > 20th century.
Football teams > Texas > History > 20th century.
Football coaches > Texas > Biography.
Texas > El Paso.
Texas.
Biographies.
History.
collective biographies.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:Buryl Baty (1924-1954) was a winning athlete, coach, builder of men, and an early pioneer in the fight against bigotry. In 1950, Baty became head football coach at Bowie High School in El Paso and quickly inspired his athletes, all Mexican Americans from the Segundo Barrio, with his winning ways and his personal stand against the era's extreme, deep-seated bigotry-to which they were subjected.<BR /><BR /> However, just as the team was in a position to win a third district title in 1954, they were jolted by an unthinkable tragedy that turned their world upside down. Later, as mature adults.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (256 pages).
ISBN:9781623492670

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