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Champion of the Barrio

Name: Champion of the Barrio
Brand: TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY PRESS
SKU: 9781682833421
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TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY PRESSISBN: 9781682833421

The Legacy of Coach Buryl Baty

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By Gaines Baty
Imprint: TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY PRESS
Release Date: September 24, 2026
Format: PAPERBACK
Dimensions: 229 x 152 mm
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Pages: 288

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Buryl Baty (1924-1954) was a winning athlete, coach, builder of men, and early pioneer in the fight against bigotry. In 1950, Baty became head football coach at Bowie High School in El Paso and quickly inspired his athletes, all Mexican Americans from the Segundo Barrio, with his winning ways and his personal stand against the era's extreme, deep-seated prejudice-to which they were subjected. However, just as the team was in a position to win a third district title in 1954, they were jolted by an unthinkable tragedy that turned their world upside down. Later, as mature adults, these players realized that Coach Baty had helped mold them into honorable and successful men, and forty-four years after the coach's death, they dedicated their high school stadium in his name. In 2013, Baty was inducted posthumously into the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame. In this new paperback edition of the classic memoir, R. Gaines Baty also describes his own journey to get to know his father. Coach Baty's life story is portrayed from the perspectives of nearly one hundred individuals who knew him, in addition to many documented facts and news reports.

Foreword by Raymond Berry Preface Chapter 1: "No Mexicans Allowed": September 1954 Chapter 2: Paris, Texas: 1930-1938 Chapter 3: Coach Raymond Berry and the Seeds of Success: Fall 1939 Chapter 4: Breakout! 1940 Season Chapter 5: The State Playoffs Chapter 6: Bo and Buryl Chapter 7: The Mighty Paris Wildcats: Fall 1941 Chapter 8: Can't Wait! Chapter 9: Big Time: Fall 1942 Chapter 10: Aggieland Chapter 11: Dark Clouds: 1943 Chapter 12: The War Years: 1944-1946 Chapter 13 Homecoming: 1946 Chapter 14: A New Season: Fall 1947 Chapter 15: Last Chance-Gig 'em, Aggies! Fall 1948 Chapter 16: A Calling: Fall 1949 Chapter 17: A Different World: Summer and Fall 1950 Chapter 18: Finally, a Real Game Chapter 19: Rebuilding: 1951 Chapter 20: This Should Be Our Year: 1952 Chapter 21: We Will Get This Right: Spring 1953 Chapter 22: High Hopes: 1953 Season Chapter 23: The Playoffs! Chapter 24: Nothing Can Stop Us Now: 1954 Season Chapter 25: Snyder Game: September 24, 1954 Chapter 26: On Top of the World! September 25, 1954 Chapter 27: Let's Get Home: October 8, 1954 Chapter 28: The Longest Night: October 9, 1954 Chapter 29: This Cannot Be True: October 9, 1954 Chapter 30: El Paso in Mourning Chapter 31: Buryl Goes Home Chapter 32: What Now? Chapter 33: Lots of Living Left to Do Chapter 34: Coincidence or Providence? 1966 Chapter 35: Found Treasures-A Look into a Soul: 2002 Afterword: The Author's Journey-Through the Eyes of Others Acknowledgments Reflections of Those Touched by Coach Baty Coach Baty on Sports and Life Notes Sources Index

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