Amador Rodriguez†
Inducted 2006
Hometown: Edinburg
High School: Edinburg High School
College: Edinburg Junior College
Best Known for: Coaching – Baseball
Rodriguez was the first four-sport letterman at Edinburg High in the 1920s, excelling in football, basketball, baseball and track.
He earned a total of nine athletic letters. He later participated in athletics and lettered at Edinburg Junior College. He also played, coached and owned several semi-pro baseball teams in the Valley during the late 1920s and early 1930s.
His accomplishments were considered outstanding in an era of time where socialization and acceptance of the Hispanic heritage was just beginning. At the time, very few Hispanic students participated in extracurricular activities. The humble Rodriguez, who died in 1973, had seven successful children, including four sons who participated in athletics at Edinburg High. He also had 25 grandchildren.