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*In [[World War II]], Sanchez was a tailgunner in a B-17 Flying Fortress and flew thirty-five air missions over [[Germany]].
*In [[World War II]], Sanchez was a tailgunner in a B-17 Flying Fortress and flew thirty-five air missions over [[Germany]].
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'''Crispin Eliseo Sanchez''' (December 15, 1925 – March 18, 2008) was a south [[Texas]] trailblazer in the fields of [[Mexico|Mexican]]-[[United States|American]] [[education]] and sports.
'''Crispin Eliseo Sanchez''' (December 15, 1925 – March 18, 2008) was a south [[Texas]] trailblazer in the fields of [[Mexico|Mexican]]-[[United States|American]] [[education]] and sports.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/statesman/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=106571402|publisher=''Austin Statesman''|title=Crispin E. Sanchez obituary|date=March 30, 2008|accessdate=November 6, 2019}}</ref>
==Background==
Sanchez (first name pronounced CHRIS PEEN) was born to Pedro R. Sanchez (1893–1984) and Guadalupe V. Sanchez (1896–1977) in Gonzales in southeast Texas. In the era of [[segregation]], he attended a one-room school for [[Hispanic]] children. A halfback, running back, placekicker,, and punter, Sanchez was the first Mexican American to play high school [[football]] at Gonzales High School. His excellence at first base in [[baseball]] led to his drafting by the [[St. Louis Cardinals]], but he declined the offer and instead followed his mother's advice to enter college. For a time he played with the semi-professional team, the former Gonzales Apaches.<ref name=wire>"Sanchez carried LJC athletics on his shoulders," ''The Laredo Morning Times,'' March 19, 2008.</ref> ("Apaches" is now the name of the Gonzales High School teams.<ref>''The Gonzales Inquirer,'' December 27, 2007.</ref>
Sanchez (first name pronounced CHRIS PEEN) was born to Pedro R. Sanchez (1893–1984) and Guadalupe V. Sanchez (1896–1977) in Gonzales in southeast Texas. In the era of [[segregation]], he attended a one-room school for [[Hispanic]] children. A halfback, running back, placekicker,, and punter, Sanchez was the first Mexican American to play high school [[football]] at Gonzales High School. His excellence at first base in [[baseball]] led to his drafting by the [[St. Louis Cardinals]], but he declined the offer and instead followed his mother's advice to enter college. For a time he played with the semi-professional team, the former Gonzales Apaches.<ref name=wire>"Sanchez carried LJC athletics on his shoulders," ''The Laredo Morning Times,'' March 19, 2008.</ref> ("Apaches" is now the name of the Gonzales High School teams.<ref>''The Gonzales Inquirer,'' December 27, 2007.</ref>
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