Guadalupe “Lupe” Salinas
Inducted 2003
Hometown: Edinburg
High School: Edinburg High School
College: Pan American University
Best Known for: Athlete – Baseball
Salinas will forever be known as the man who pitched the Pan American University into the College World Series in 1971 with a shutout victory.
After a superb career at Edinburg High, Salinas was a Bronc from 1970-73, following in a long line of great hurlers at the school; he would win 38 games in college and leave the program ranked No. 1 in career ERA (1.16), complete games, and innings pitched, plus No. 2 in strikeouts.
Salinas was a valuable member of the storied Bronc team that made it to the Series in 1971, made All-American in 1972, and was an All-District pick for two seasons.
After using up his eligibility at Pan American, Salinas went to pitch in the Mexican Leagues and was a steady winner, taking 20 victories in a year twice, winning Rookie of the Year in the Pacific Coast winter league, and once being traded for five players.