Kingsville, Ingleside & Champions Worth Remembering

 

Show Notes: 

Manuel Flores and Randy Lynch look back at some of the memorable teams, athletes, and coaches who helped shape South Texas sports history. The conversation revisits Kingsville’s 1958 football team, Texas A&I’s 1959 national championship season, Ingleside’s standout football players, and the careers of James Isaac and Doug Harvey. They also honor Premont’s Daniel Guerra and his remarkable five consecutive Class 2A state cross-country championships. Throughout the episode, the importance of preserving these stories and the legacy of the people who made South Texas sports history is emphasized.

 

Key topics include:

• Kingsville’s 1958 football team and its run to the state finals

• San Antonio Breckenridge and standout Linus Bear

• Texas A&I’s 1959 national championship and the 1960 season

• Butch Presley’s career from Texas A&I to professional football in Canada

• Ingleside football and players who helped build its tradition

• Manuel Flores recalls competing against Butch Riley

• James Isaac’s football and basketball career at Kingsville and New Mexico State

• Doug Harvey’s career as an athlete, coach, principal, and official

• Daniel Guerra’s five consecutive Class 2A state cross-country titles

• The importance of preserving South Texas sports memories and local legends

 

Host Biographies

• Manuel Flores: A South Texas native born and raised in Hebbronville. He is a former sports writer for the San Antonio Express, Dallas Morning News, and the Corpus Christi Caller-Times. He has also hosted sports radio shows and provided play-by-play for high school games.

• Randy Lynch: Former alumni director at Texas A&I in the 1970s and a former color commentator for the "Andy and Randy show" alongside Andy Cook.

The hosts are eager to hear your stories! If you have a memory of a specific player or team you'd like them to cover, email Manuel Flores at [e-mail].

Producer: Chris Doelle, Lone Star Podcast Network.