Champions of the barrio
Subtitle: the legacy of Coach Buryl Baty
By: R. Gaines Baty
Edition: First edition.
Series: The Swaim-Paup-Foran spirit of sport series; Swaim-Paup-Foran spirit of sport series
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: College Station
Language: eng
Number of pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9781623492663; 9781623492670
Subjects: Football coaches; Biography; Football teams; History; School sports; Discrimination in sports; Hispanic American football players; Sports; Bowie High School (El Paso, Tex.)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: "No Mexicans allowed": September 1954; title: Paris, Texas: 1930-1938; title: Coach Raymond Berry and the seeds of success: fall 1939; title: Breakout! 1940 season; title: The state playoffs; title: Bo and Buryl; title: The mighty Paris Wildcats: fall 1941; title: Can't wait!; title: Big time: fall 1942; title: Aggieland; title: Dark clouds: 1943; title: The war years: 1944-1946; title: Homecoming: 1946; title: A new season: fall 1947; title: Last chance 'Gig 'em, Aggies!: fall 1948; title: A calling: fall 1949; title: A different world: summer and fall 1950; title: Finally, a real game; title: Rebuilding: 1951; title: This should be our year: 1952; title: We will get this right: spring 1953; title: High hopes: 1953 season; title: The playoffs!; title: Nothing can stop us now: 1954 season; title: Snyder game: September 24, 1954; title: On top of the world!: September 25-October 8, 1954; title: Let's get home: October 8, 1954; title: The longest night: October 9, 1954; title: This cannot be true: October 9, 1954; title: El Paso in mourning; title: Buryl goes home; title: What now?; title: Lots of living left to do; title: Coincidence or providence?: October 1966; title: Found treasures: a look into a soul: 2002; title: Afterword: the author's journey through the eyes of others; title: Acknowledgments; title: Reflections by those touched by Coach Baty.