Hernandez, Edward 2013-07-18
Edward Hernandez is the founder and head coach of the Lubbock Warriors Boxing Program. In this interview he discusses the founding of the program, its history, mission, and future. Edward discusses the importance of the boxing program for crime prevention in the community, and talks about his passion for youth. He reflects on the high quality of the program, and discusses the successful professionals and boxers that have come out of it
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Edward Hernandez
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: July 18, 2013
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: Daniel Sanchez
Length: 00:59:11
Abstract
Involvement in the Lubbock Warriors Boxing program, The importance of helping out underprivileged youth in the community, Financial burden of youth sports, Having both privileged and underprivileged kids in the program, Multiple generations of families that have come through the program, Notoriety of the Lubbock Boxing Warriors, Guiding kids to a positive attitude about themselves, The importance of education for kids in the program, Girls introduced to the program, Marlen Esparza and Mariah Leon, Discussion of crime prevention programs, On the change in the needs of the kids over time
Access Information
Original Recording Format:
Recording Format Notes:
Transcript: Transcript available on Dspace
https://swco-ir.tdl.org/handle/10605/316565
Thank you for your interest in this oral history interview. Our oral history collection is available to patrons in the Southwest Collection's Reading Room, located on the campus of Texas Tech University. For reading room hours, visit our website. Please contact Reference Staff at least one week prior to your visit to ensure the oral history you are interested in will be available. Due to copyright issues, duplications of our oral histories can only be made for family members. If an oral history transcript has been made available online, the link will be provided on this page. More information on accessing our oral histories is located here. Preferred citation style can be found here.
