Wednesday, August 15, 2018
First and foremost . . .
Happy 94th Birthday
to my Mother Chuny!
Next up are a lot of Tuesday practice photos mostly from Sue Valdivia.
Words of Wisdom
43 players with lots of cool helmets
Warm Up
Donald Mull did a masterful
job coordinating our training staff!
WR Jan Stiegler . . . Dude
WR Martino Piazzi . . . Promising
RB/K Eduardo Palacin . . . Interesting
QB Erik Perez . . . Reliable
OLs Manny Baxter and
Keith Riley . . . Workers
DB Nicolas Principi and
Coach Mike Contreras . . . Interacting
WR/K Stefano Di Tunisi . . . Iced
After two days of double days, today we would have just one practice in the morning, a scrimmage at that, and visit Chihuahua's historic city center in the afternoon.
It looked like a BEAUTIFUL day
for American football!
Checking out the UACH trophy case
while the players got taped
Big moment in UACH history
More big moments for the Águilas
American football program
Roster from the 1964 and 1965
Championship Teams
Our goal Saturday night is to ensure that UACH does not get another trophy for their trophy case.
Sue Valdivia dolls are all
the rage in Mexico!
Let the scrimmage begin
QB Doug Webster in action
WR Mario Flores with a catch
DB Nicolas Principi defending
WR Matt Viñal
BLOCK THAT KICK!
DB Tobias Fuchs in hot pursuit!
Linemen on Three!
We may have broken our post-practice OL huddle with a slightly more colorful chant.
Inability to remember = Plausible Deniability
Today's Ice Baths are that-a-way
Mike at a UACH campus
temple dedicated to . . .
Local hero of the Mexican Revolution,
General Pancho Villa
Archery is BIG in Chihuahua!
So is the search for the perfect
street taco for lunch
Lunch for three people at this
sorta shop was 163 pesos,
about $8.50 USD
VIVA MEXICO!
Mexico's cool flag is used
in local advertising effectively
An unmarked monument
near our hotel
On to downtown Chihuahua
A statue is a MUST on a city's
Main Plaza
Classic Cathedral
More of the Main Plaza
Impressive Government Building
The city is Chihuahua after all
At this point Mike and I broke away from the group with the promise to return so that we could travel by taxi further afield to check out . . .
The Home of General Pancho Villa
which is now Chihuahua's Museum
of the Mexican Revolution
Mike teaches History and I love History, so away we went.
The good General lived in a
not so modest home
That car behind Mike is of interest
It's a Dodge and, yes,
that IS a bullet hole in the radiator
More bullet holes in our Dodge
The good General was assassinated in 1923 by rivals seeking more power in the new Mexican government.
A happy Me and Pancho
A somber Mike and the General
Lots of GREAT murals decorated
the Museum
Loving the man on the right!
General Pancho Villa on the attack
Guerrera
It was a good visit, now to
rejoin the team in the city center
Colorful locals in native dress
The Eiffel Tower?
A random mural
LB Mike Garza . . .
Aah Chihuahua
Day of the Dead lady Got Back!
A Federal Building
Another look at a government building
Getting hungry . . .
Ten al pastor tacos for only 70 pesos?
That's only $3.70 USD!
Viva Mexico Yet Again!
With DBs Tobias Fuchs and Danny Tam
Coach Mike Contreras took this photo and spilt the ten tacos with me.
Chihuahua's Cathedral at night
It was another GREAT day for American football and Media Day is tomorrow.
Stay tuned . . .
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