Marshall “Buddy” Green †
Inducted 2013
Hometown: New York City, New York
College: Texas A&I University
Best Known for: Sports Journalism
d. Feb. 22, 2009
One of the greats of the print media in the Valley, Green came from New York City in the 1970s and carved out a niche as a hard-working scribe who truly cared about children.
Green attended Texas A&I University in the mid-1970s, working for the Kingsville Daily Record and eventually moving to Harlingen. He became a popular reporter for The Valley Morning Star and inherited the sports editor role in the 1990s.
Green was a caustic wit who loved a practical joke, which made him the toast of his media peers. His knowledge and love for old baseball – especially the Minnesota Twins of the 1960s and the New York Mets of the 1980s – was legendary. Green was a sports historian and once contributed a well-regarded chapter to a book on high school football.
He went the extra mile to cover any event in town, specializing in football, track, and later, racing at the dog track. Following in the footsteps of mentor Tom Drew, Green became the voice of Valley sports with his dedication to the craft and enjoyment of sports large and small.
After Harlingen High School split into two schools in 1995 and Harlingen South High School was created, Green decided to a coin the “Bird Bowl” phrase into competitions between the two schools that is still known today.
He was honored with a lifetime achievement award by the Rio Grande Valley Track Coaches Association.