Community Corner
By SCARLET O’ROURKE
Special to the NEWS
San Benito Greyhound Head Basketball Coach Eddie Abrego is shown inside his home Friday. (Photo by Scarlet O'Rourke)
Bringing the love of basketball to San Benito is Eddie Abrego’s mission at San Benito High School (SBHS).
At the age of 38, Abrego has been coaching varsity basketball at SBHS for 15 years. “I always tell my friends and fellow coaches that I ‘bleed gold and purple.’”
Along with coaching, Abrego also has been teaching World History at SBHS for 16 years.
He can’t quite say he was born in San Benito because, “I’m a twin, and they don’t give birth to twins in San Benito,” Abrego said. “I was born in Harlingen, but I lived in San Benito my whole life.”
Attending college at the University of Houston, Abrego realized how much he missed the peace and quiet of San Benito. He transferred to The University of Texas-Pan American in Edinburg. After college, he came back to his hometown to teach, coach and start his family.
For more on this story, pick up a copy of the Feb. 6 edition of the San Benito News. Or view our E-Edition by clicking here.
1 comments
Great Coach & teacher, a great asset to SBHS.