Señor Sack - The Life of Gabe Rivera

A biography of Red Raider football legend Gabe Rivera.

About the author

Jorge Iber was born in Havana, Cuba and raised in the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami, Florida. He taught in the public schools of Miami-Dade County for five years before pursuing a PhD. He is currently a professor of history and associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Texas Tech University. Over the past ten years, he has written and published widely on the role of Latinos/as in the history of US sports. He lives in Lubbock, Texas.

Summary

Adrian Gabriel "Gabe" Rivera was one of the greatest players in the history of Texas Tech football. Sports historian Jorge Iber's newest book chronicles this Mexican American athlete's rise to prominence and later life.

Product details

• Authors: Jorge Iber
• Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2022
• EAN: 9781682830994
• ISBN: 978-1-68283-099-4
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 206 mm x 234 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 544 g
• Series: Texas Sports Heroes
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Ball sport; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous