An inspiring story of an Hispanic boy who grew up in small-town Texas and became an outstanding educator, who learned important lessons through sports competition, guided by the faith and determination of his mother and his first teacher.

The Bell Ringer

Sports & Outdoors

Rodriguez, Victor

Biographies

Watercress Press

Victor Rodriguez a mexican realistic painter living in New York has found beauty in our postmodern decadence. As overwhelming and multi-referential as "The Simpsons episode" or a Jan Vermeer, he suggests new perspectives. In his very large format paintings that won him the Rufino Tamayo Biennale prize, he presents portraits of himself and ex-wife Maite, surrounded by meaningful paraphernalia. This is a second edition of a book that follow 10 years of the extraordinary work of a very special artist.

Victor Rodriguez 95 / 05

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

Jorge Pinto Books

A first novel focusing on Rene, all of seventeen and streetwise, who is about to give up on the American Dream. Petty crimes, running drugs and ghetto adventures bring him and his gang closer to an illusory Eldorado. But soon, his daydreams of limousines, fine clothes and finer women turn into the living nightmare that threatens to end his life and the lives of those he loves.

Eldorado in East Harlem

Literature & Fiction

United States

Arte Publico Press

This is the story of Victor Rodriguez, a man who began life with few advantages but who had continuing encouragement to persevere from the people who knew him best. From his earliest days in South Texas in the 1940s he broke many barriers. He and his sisters were among the first children in their town to advance from the fourth grade of the Mexican American school to the Anglo school and then to high school. As a football player and track star he set records and won trophies at Edna High School, at Victoria College, and at North Texas State College. At each stage of his education, he often found himself the only Mexican American in his group. His prowess in sports was based on the endurance he developed as the bell ringer for the church in Edna, when his teacher assigned him the task in the third grade as his "personal civic responsibility." For nine years he rose at 4 a.m. to jog two miles to the church, dodging dogs along the way, to ring the bell before Mass. Within a decade, that commitment would serve him well as he distinguished himself as a standout in school and college cross-country running and track athlete. He earned the first Hispanic scholarships as an athlete at both Victoria Junior College and North Texas State College. After earning his degree at North Texas State in 1955, he began a career in the San Antonio School District (SASD) as a teacher and coach in Cooper Middle School. Subsequently he became coach at Lanier and then Highlands high schools, where he took track teams to new titles and fostered individual athletes to personal achievements. After a series of promotions through the administration of SASD, he retired in 1994 after twelve years as Superintendent of the District. As a pioneer Mexican American educator in San Antonio, he brought dignity and respect to the people of the Westside, where he remains a role model today.

The Bell Ringer (Volume 11) (Al Filo: Mexican American Studies Series)

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

University of North Texas Press

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