Regino “Reggie” Corona
Inducted 2008
Hometown: Gregory
High School: Gregory-Portland High School
College: Del Mar College, Texas A&I University, Stephen F. Austin University
Best Known for: Track and Field Coaching
One of the most successful track coaches in Valley history, Corona came out of tiny Gregory in the Coastal Bend to earn his place in the record books.
Corona graduated from Gregory-Portland High School in 1957 and went on to study at Del Mar College, Texas A&I University, and Stephen F. Austin University, starting in coaching in Brownsville in the late 1960s.
He was the first track coach at Brownsville Pace High School, after having toiled for seven years in the junior high system before getting a head coaching chance. He led the Vikings girls and boys to 13 district titles and the boys' state team title in 1985 in 21 years at the school.
Corona later became a volunteer assistant at St. Joseph Academy in Brownsville, and all told, coached four state champion runners, with Sammy Montalvo winning two. He also became a successful local businessman with his tuxedo-rental chain.