Rene Ramirez has passed away

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Rene Ramirez has passed away.

Rene Ramirez was Mr. Everything at Hebbronville High School, a star in four sports and graduating as valedictorian of his class. He starred as an end on playoff teams at Hebbronville in 1954 and 1955.

Latino Football Players inspired journalists to share their athletic accomplishments in building the Longhorn brand. Rene Ramirez was All-Southwest Conference in 1959, and he was one of the first selections of the Buffalo Bills in the American Football League expansion draft in 1960 but did not pursue a football career. The link below shares the story of Latino Longhorns.

https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/latin-longhorns

He was known as the Galloping Gaucho.

A gaucho (Spanish: [ˈɡawtʃo]) or gaúcho (Portuguese: [ɡaˈuʃu]) is a skilled horseman, reputed to be brave and unruly.

The link https://youtu.be/VGlj1zA6YhM shares the history of Rene when he was inducted into the Longhorn Hall of Honor.

Ride on El Gaucho. Your spirit will always be with us. Horns ???? up

Rene’s story on the TLSN website is a work in process. More information will be added over the next four days. Here is his link https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/2023-rene-ramriez.

Save this link and revisit it as more information and testimonials to honor Rene are added. If you would like to add a comment, please send it to Billydale1@gmail.com and it will add to his site. Horns ???? Up Billy Dale

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Fortunately, most former Longhorn student-athletes, coaches, and support staff personnel have successfully transitioned to the job market with health insurance and loss of income safety nets.

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