Camilo “Bucky” Rodriguez
Inducted 2002
Hometown: McAllen
High School: McAllen High School
Best Known for: Coaching – Football
Rodriguez has been the consummate builder, starting two programs from scratch after resurrecting a few others before that. Bucky Rodriguez knows what it takes to win, and he's helped Valley programs do that since 1967.
An All-District running back for McAllen High in 1962, Rodriguez actually became a successful baseball coach before transitioning to football, winning 218 games with Bulldog baseball from 1975-83.
On the gridiron, Rodriguez coached Sharyland High School to three district titles in the 1980s, then came back to McAllen to pilot the brand-new Nikki Rowe Warriors in 1990. Later, he got the program at Mission Veterans off the ground in good shape, and when last seen, was the secondary coach for PSJA North in the Raiders' co-district title season of 2008.
