Mario Reyna
Class of 2020/Inducted in 2021
Hometown: San Juan
High School: Pharr-San Juan-Alamo High School
College: The University of Texas-Pan American
Best Known for: Officiating – Baseball and Other Sports
b. July 16, 1959
An official of many sports for 43 years and still counting, Reyna may be the only official in the Rio Grande Valley that has officiated UIL state championships in three different sports and one TAPPS state championship game.
Reyna officiated title games in UIL baseball (1993 and 1994), UIL volleyball (2003), UIL basketball (2003 and 2005), and TAPPS basketball (2008). Additional highlights include officiating the 1998 Texas All-Star Basketball game and the 2009 Texas Girls’ Class 5A Volleyball game. Reyna umpired college baseball games for 12 years that included players that went on to play in the major leagues. He has officiated more than 2,000 high school games and 200 college baseball games.
Reyna has served in leadership positions of local sports’ officials associations in baseball, basketball, and volleyball. In 2016, he was inducted into the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE America) Hall of Fame. In 2019, he received the Texas Association of Health, Physical Education and Recreation Directors (TAHPERD) David K. Brace Award, the highest award bestowed on a member, and was named the TAHPERD Administrator of the Year in 2015.