num_pages: 159
description: Growing up, young Hank Aguirre rose every morning long before school to make and deliver tortillas as part of a small family business. In his free time, the teen-aged Hank played Legion baseball and in neighborhood pick-up games. After graduation, he signed on with the Cleveland Indians organization. Hank Aguirre enjoyed a successful, award-winning major-league career as a pitcher. Then, instead of basking in his popularity, he went on to found Mexican Industries in the burned-out heart of crime-ridden urban Detroit. His firm gave employment to more than a thousand people, bringing hope where there had once been only despair. Hank Aguirre was a man who pushed beyond mere celebrity to become a genuine hero.
language: English
title: The Tall Mexican: The Life of Hank Aguirre All-Star Pitcher, Businessman, Humanitarian
titlecomplete: The Tall Mexican: The Life of Hank Aguirre All-Star Pitcher, Businessman, Humanitarian
ratings_count: 5
publisher: Arte Publico Press