60's - Beginning of Trinity sports

From the beginning of Trinity sports, the minority experience has been different compared to the Caucasian counterparts. Even though they were in leading roles on and off the field or court, they were still victims of racial microaggressions. For example,  in the Trinitonian article  “Speedy Hands & Confidence Pace Trinity’s Roy Gamez” (Lammert, 1966), he talks about the 1966-1967 Trinity men’s basketball team captain, Roy Gamez. In the article, Lammert highlights Gamez’s leadership qualities and how he gets along with the rest of the team. However, some of the adjectives the author uses to describe Gamez can be controversial.  Lammert uses the word “speedy” and talks about Gamez’s Mexican-American accent. I find “speedy” controversial because the other speedy thing with a small frame is the fictional character Speedy Gonzales, which was used to make a comparison to Mexicans and still is to this day. The discussion of his does not help the writer’s case much either as it seems like he is trying to make him seem as less compared to the rest. Despite that possible marginalization, Gamez is still an influential figure for Trinity athletics because he was the captain for the basketball team due to his effort and hard-work on the court despite his size. He was a captain because he created a certain style of play that is unique to him.