Bailey, Jerry Coronado High graduate, nationally known horse jockey
search in Ebsco Discovery Service below using the terms jerry bailey and jockey
Baty, Buryl famed coach at Bowie High killed in an automobile accident.
Beamon, Bob African American olympic gold medal winner for the long jump, previously on UTEP Track Team
Kelly Myrick - Interview no. 1682Institute of Oral History at UTEP. Speaks of African American team members boycott of meet with BYU and also of teammate Bob Beamon.
Bob Beamon photoEl Paso Herald Post Records Historical People, MS348. Special Collections Dept, UTEP Library
Beem, Rich golf pro from El Paso/Las Cruces
Brown, Charles "Charlie" first African American basketball player with Texas Western College in 1956 (now UTEP).
- member of El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame and UTEP Hall of Fame.
- Search El Paso Times Newspaper archive database (link below) for "charlie brown" and basketball. There will be a bunch from the late 1950s and then in spurts afterwards. sort by relevance to find the most meaningful near the top.
De la Rosa, Manuel beloved administrator and coach at the Boys and Girls Clubs in the 1950s-1960s
Social ServicesSee Boys and Girls Club entry on the page for information Manual De La Rosa
Haskins, Don famed coach of the 1966 Miner's Football "Glory Road" Team
Hawkins, Fred. 1st PGA Golfer from El Paso
Hill, Bobby Joe, leader of the all-black Texas Western team that won the 1966 NCAA championship
Irrobali, Ventura "Tula" UTEP basketball player 1940s and local amaeteur basketball leagues, co-founder athletic director with Father Rahm at Our Lady's Youth Center in Segundo Barrio
Combine with research on Our Lady's Youth Center in Potential Topics Organizations tab
2023 Morales Index CombinedOnline pdf index to El Paso historian Fred Morales' many local history books on areas of town such as the Segundo Barrio, Chihuahuita, Smeltertown, Downtown, Aoy and Bowie Schools, Cemeteries, Ciudad Juarez, the History of Transportation and much more! Does not include his History of Bowie High School: 1922-1973. Compiled by EPCC Librarian Marsha Labodda
Martinez, Kiko and J. Olympic basketball players from Segundo Barrio
2023 Morales Index CombinedOnline pdf index to El Paso historian Fred Morales' many local history books on areas of town such as the Segundo Barrio, Chihuahuita, Smeltertown, Downtown, Aoy and Bowie Schools, Cemeteries, Ciudad Juarez, the History of Transportation and much more! Does not include his History of Bowie High School: 1922-1973. Compiled by EPCC Librarian Marsha Labodda
Montes, Javier Olympic track star from Bowie High. 1968 graduate
2023 Morales Index CombinedOnline pdf index to El Paso historian Fred Morales' many local history books on areas of town such as the Segundo Barrio, Chihuahuita, Smeltertown, Downtown, Aoy and Bowie Schools, Cemeteries, Ciudad Juarez, the History of Transportation and much more! Does not include his History of Bowie High School: 1922-1973. Compiled by EPCC Librarian Marsha Labodda
Mexican Americans and Sports: A Reader on Athletics and Barrio LifeCall Number: EPCC users only
ISBN: 9781585445523
Until now relatively few historians have focused on the sports participation of Latinos, including the numerically preponderant Mexican Americans. This volume spans the period from the late 1920s through the present and surveys and analyzes sporting experiences and organizations, as well as their impact on communal and individual lives. Contributions spotlight diverse fields of athletic endeavor: baseball, football, soccer, boxing, track, and softball.
Myrick, Kelly African American nationally-ranked hurdler on the 1967 and 1968 UTEP track and field teams.
Kelly Myrick - Interview no. 1682Institute of Oral History at UTEP. Speaks of African American team members boycott of meet with BYU and also of teammate Bob Beamon.
Richardson, Nolan nationally known African American basketball coach
2023 Morales Index CombinedOnline pdf index to El Paso historian Fred Morales' many local history books on areas of town such as the Segundo Barrio, Chihuahuita, Smeltertown, Downtown, Aoy and Bowie Schools, Cemeteries, Ciudad Juarez, the History of Transportation and much more! Does not include his History of Bowie High School: 1922-1973. Compiled by EPCC Librarian Marsha Labodda
Shoemaker, Willy (Bill) jockey born in Fabens
Subia, Alfredo and his brother Florentino "Lico" Subia, veterans and boxers
Trevino, Lee very famous golfer who was discovered in El Paso. Look in Ebsco Discovery Service and other general databases. If searching for newspaper articles, use "lee trevino" and (golf*) to eliminate a lot of articles that mention places on the street named after him.
El Paso Times & El Paso Herald-Post Newspaper ArchiveThis historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time. Coverage: 1881 - current.
Williams. D. Joe First African American to integrate collegiate sports in Texas, longtime teacher and coach in Fabens, Socorro, and Tornillo High Schools.
Champion of the barrio : the legacy of Coach Buryl Baty by 
Basketball's Biggest Upset
The Miners : the history of sports at University of Texas at El Paso
Sport and the Color Line: Black Athletes and Race Relations in Twentieth Century America
Office in the alley: report on a project with gang youngsters by 
Mexican Americans and Sports: A Reader on Athletics and Barrio Life
Forty Minutes of Hell : the extraordinary life of Nolan Richardson
African Americans in Sports by 
