Rio Grande City Native to be Inducted into RGV Sports Hall of Fame
Rio Grande City native Cesar R. Perez has been selected to the Rio Grande Valley Sports Hall of Fame (RGVSHOF). An induction ceremony is set to be held at the Pharr Events Center on Saturday, June 22. According to the RGVSHOF website, Perez was one of the Valley's best pitchers in the 1970s at Rio Grande City High School, posting strikeout games of 19, 18 and 16. A four-year starter, he was named to all-district teams twice before graduating in 1975.
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