LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT

Letter from the president.....

Congratulations to our 2009 class of seven inductees! We are proud to have three very successful football coaches, one record-setting football & track star, two All-American baseball players from Pan American University (UTPA), along with a former great P-S-J-A catcher who played in the Chicago Cubs organization. We also want to congratulate our 2009 Distinguished Service Award recipient, Dr. Ben Garza, who has generously and unselfishly given thousands and thousands of volunteer hours to the youth who enjoy sports throughout the Edinburg area. These seven new inductees will compliment the 175 other men and women who have been inducted into the RGV Sports Hall of Fame over the past 21 years.

For those of you who use the Internet and want to keep up with current events from the RGVSHOF, please watch for our revised Web site that will be totally updated by September of this year. New photos and bios will be added along with many “links” to other interesting sports web sites. The Class of 2010 inductees will be announced there by Nov. 1. Visit: RGVSportsHALLofFame.org

For now, let’s enjoy the memories and stories of these seven men from the Class of 2009.

Sincerely,

CHARLIE VAUGHAN

RGV Sports Hall of Fame, President 2008-2010

Special Thanks

Biography writer: Dr. Greg Selber

Design work: Dr. Kimberly Selber

Portraits, Jesse Garcia: Classic Images Portrait Studio - Pharr

Video work: Jose Luis Cano - Edinburg

Flowers donated by Michael Allen’s Flowers & Gifts - McAllen