Vasquez, Mauro 2002-09-10

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Mauro Vasquez, a former basketball and football athlete for Benavidez High School, discusses his athletic career, Coach E. C. Lerma and his (Vasquez’s) high school career as a coach and administrator.


General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Mauro Vasquez

Additional Parties Recorded:

Date: September 10, 2002

Location: Mercedes, Texas via phone

Interviewer: Jorge Iber

Length: 00:53:21


Abstract

Introduction; Parents; Football Program; Coach Lerma; All around Athlete; New car for Coach Lerma; No discrimination; Benavidez High School; Lerma’s departure; Replaced Lerma; Lack of motivation; JV Quarterback; Varsity basketball; School record in High Jump; Basketball scholarship; North Texas State University; After college; Awards; Social life; Coma for 2 weeks; Teaching in Brownsville ISD; Hired by Coach Lerma; Rio Grande City; Lerma left Rio Grande City; Turning basketball around; Coached at Baker Junior High; Conflict with parents; Laredo United High School; Mercedes High School; Athletic Director at Mercedes; Administration; Assistant Principal and Athletic Director; Principal; Central Office; High School principal; Academics; Expectations; Coach Lerma; Value of sports; Improvements at Mercedes; Success; Motto.


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Transcript: No transcript available



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