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Najera is regarded as one of the best quarterbacks ever to play high school football in Brownsville.
Najera played quarterback at Brownsville High School from 1967-69, and was part of a team that was winless in his sophomore year. During the 1969 senior season, Najera led Brownsville to the District 26-4A championship and a 10-2 season record. He was a dual-threat quarterback who passed for 1,300 yards with 19 touchdowns rushed for 1,000 more with 12 TDs in his senior season. Brownsville won a bi-district championship before falling in the region semifinals. He received second-team all-state honors.
Najera and 10 of his teammates from the 1969 team went on to play collegiate football. He received 26 college offers and chose Texas A&I University, where he played two seasons. His combined 333 yards was an individual school record at the time and earned him recognition in the Sports Illustrated “Faces in the Crowd.”
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I did not know Mr. Najera, he looks like a great guy. But, I was quite fortunate to know Mr. Zamora and as we all know, he was a great man. He lived a great life and Brownsville was lucky to have him call it home. Ronnie is missed every day by those who knew and loved him. I'm glad to see his writings are saved and stored away somewhere safe. Safe for future generations to read and reflect on.
ReplyDeleteI remind you that he only had one outstanding year in high school, 1969 and that’s all. Went to play in kingsville and seldom attended classes and failed. Went to some other college and did the same there. All in all he was overall a failure. I vote for Billy Garza as a better student-athlete
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