Texas Sports Heroes Series. Published by Texas Tech University Press. 2021. By Jorge Iber. Hardcover.
Gabriel “Gabe” Rivera was one of the greatest players in the history of Texas Tech football. He earned All American status, was enshrined into the College Football Hall of Fame, and saw his name elevated to the Texas Tech Ring of Honor. After his college career, Rivera became a first-round selection of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1983, but his career would be tragically cut short by an accident during his rookie year that left him paralyzed from the waist down. Sports historian Jorge Iber’s newest book chronicles this Mexican American athlete’s rise to prominence and later life.
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