Ray Sanchez Powerpoint Orange and Black.ppt

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1. RAY SANCHEZRAY SANCHEZ
EL P
aso High School - Outstanding Ex 2013
EL P
aso High School - Outstanding Ex 2013

2. •m
ember of the
T
iger Pride Band,
B
oxing Team &
JR
OTC
•D
istrict Boxing
C
hamp in 1944
•E
phs Graduate
1945
138
lb. Lightweight
•U
s Army 1945-1947
- R
ank was
S
ergeant

3. M
r. Sanchez was A Sports
W
riter for the El Paso
H
erald Post from 1950 to
1990
Hig
h School Editor, Golf
Edito
r, Racing Editor,
B
owling Editor
t
his made him the first
Hi
spanic Sports Editor in El
P
aso
Aft
er retiring from the Post
h
e wrote a column for the
E
l Paso Times and still
w
rites today for the El
P
aso, Inc.
M
r. Sanchez has covered the
fo
llowing: The Dallas
Cowbo
ys, Super Bowls,
W
orld Series, Kentucky
D
erbies, U.S Opens (Golf)

4. M
r. Sanchez has interviewed
n
ationally known figures
s
uch as Willie Mays, Joe
D
iMaggio, Larry Bird, Tom
L
andry and Don Haskins.
h
e has authored 6 books:
“
The Gods of Racing”
“D
on Haskins: the Bear
F
acts”
“B
asketball’s biggest
U
pset”
“E
l Paso’s Greatest sports
H
eroes”
”B
aseball: From Browns to
D
iablos”
“T
he Miners: The history of
S
ports at The University of
T
exas of El Paso.”

5. M
r. Sanchez was a: Charter
m
ember and member of
t
he board of directors of
t
he El Paso Athletic Hall
of
Fame, the El Paso
B
aseball Hall of Fame,
t
he El Paso Golf Hall of
F
ame and the El Paso
B
oxing Hall of Fame.
F
ormer president of the El
P
aso Baseball Hall of
F
ame.
F
ormer member of the UTEP
Lib
rary Board.
P
ast chairman of the
p
rogram committee for
t
he El Paso Downtown
Lio
ns Club.
P
ast member of the El Paso
Cou
nty Golf Board.

6. W
inner of UTEP’s most prestigious journalism award:
“
The Hicks-Middagh Award for Excellence in
Jou
rnalism” in 1991.
I
nducted into the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame in
1978.
I
nducted into the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame in
1989.
I
nducted into the El Paso High School Athletic Hall
of
Fame in 1985.
I
nducted into the El Paso Boxing/Karate Hall of
F
ame in 1993.
I
nducted into the El Paso Golf Hall of Fame in 1995.
R
ecipient of the UTEP Gold Nugget Award which
h
onors graduates “for their exceptional
a
chievements and contributions to their
p
rofessions, communities and UTEP” in 2011.

7. W
inner of the Scripps-
How
ard national award
fo
r column writing.
W
inner of the Scripps-
How
ard national award
fo
r news reporting.
W
inner of the Bob
H
aynsworth
S
portsmanship Award
b
y Sunland Park
R
acetrack.
P
resented Certificates of
A
ppreciation by both
t
he City of El Paso and
E
l Paso County.

8. Co
nsultant for movie
“
Glory Road.” UTEP
c
oach Don Haskins
s
aid Ray Sanchez is
tot
ally responsible
fo
r the movie being
m
ade.
Ho
nored by City of El
P
aso with a
P
roclamation
d
eclaring Sept. 18,
2001,
“R
ay Sanchez Day “
fo
r his valuable
c
ontributions to his
h
ometown.”

9. Co
ngratulations to our 2013 EPHS outstanding Ex
Co
ngratulations to our 2013 EPHS outstanding Ex
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