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Champion of the barrio : the legacy of Coach Buryl Baty / R. Gaines Baty.
Van Pelt Library GV939.B387 B37 2015
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Baty, R. Gaines, 1950- author.
- Series:
- Swaim-Paup-Foran spirit of sport series
- The Swaim-Paup-Foran spirit of sport series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Baty, Buryl, 1924-1954.
- Baty, Buryl.
- Bowie High School (El Paso, Tex.).
- Football coaches--Texas--Biography.
- Football coaches.
- Football teams--Texas--History--20th century.
- Football teams.
- School sports--Texas--History--20th century.
- School sports.
- Discrimination in sports--Texas--History--20th century.
- Discrimination in sports.
- Hispanic American football players--Texas--El Paso--History--20th century.
- Hispanic American football players.
- Bowie High School (El Paso, Tex.)--Sports--History--20th century.
- Sports.
- History.
- Texas--El Paso.
- Texas.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 252 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- College Station : Texas A&M University Press, 2015.
- Contents:
- "No Mexicans allowed": September 1954
- Paris, Texas: 1930-1938
- Coach Raymond Berry and the seeds of success: fall 1939
- Breakout! 1940 season
- The state playoffs
- Bo and Buryl
- The mighty Paris Wildcats: fall 1941
- Can't wait!
- Big time: fall 1942
- Aggieland
- Dark clouds: 1943
- The war years: 1944-1946
- Homecoming: 1946
- A new season: fall 1947
- Last chance 'Gig 'em, Aggies!: fall 1948
- A calling: fall 1949
- A different world: summer and fall 1950
- Finally, a real game
- Rebuilding: 1951
- This should be our year: 1952
- We will get this right: spring 1953
- High hopes: 1953 season
- The playoffs!
- Nothing can stop us now: 1954 season
- Snyder game: September 24, 1954
- On top of the world!: September 25-October 8, 1954
- Let's get home: October 8, 1954
- The longest night: October 9, 1954
- This cannot be true: October 9, 1954
- El Paso in mourning
- Buryl goes home
- What now?
- Lots of living left to do
- Coincidence or providence?: October 1966
- Found treasures: a look into a soul: 2002
- Afterword: the author's journey through the eyes of others
- Acknowledgments
- Reflections by those touched by Coach Baty.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781623492663
- 1623492661
- 9781623492670
- 162349267X
- OCLC:
- 898029168
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