The Tall Mexican: The Life of Hank Aguirre All-Star Pitcher, Businessman, Humanitarian

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Summary: Hank Aguirre, All-Star Pitcher, businessman, Humanitarian
Review: After a stellar career as a big-league pitcher, Hank, driven by the need to help "his people",put most of his personal assets on the line to secure an SBA loan.He opened for business in a run-down bump shop located a pop-up down the street from Tiger Stadium. He started in 1979 with 8 employees and a contract with Volkswagen of America. His product was sewn map pockets for the Beetle. Today, there are eight plants and 1500 employees - 87%of whom are Hispanic. Sales will reach $165 million. Hank succumbed to prostate cancer in 1994 but his legacy lives on in the business he started to help his fellow Hispanics.

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Summary: a unique biography of professional athlete-humanitarian
Review: an inspiring account of The Tall Mexican, Hank Aguirre, who was a true professional baseball star; but who dedicated his post-celebrity life to helping his fellow Hispanics in Detroit by starting a business and providing jobs for the unemployable. He started his business in 1979 with eight employees and one run-down former bump-shop in the Mexicantown barrio. Today, there are eight locations emoloying over 1500 workers - 87% of whom are Hispanic. Sales this year are projected at $156 million. Hank succumbed to prostate cancer in 1994, but his legacy prevails.

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Summary: An inspirational story of sharing the American Dream.
Review: Bob Copley paints a vivid and moving picture of a man who showed us all how to be better human beings. Hank Aguirre was no more perfect than the rest of us, and that made him the perfect role model for real people. He had talent and determination and compassion and he parlayed those qualities for the benefit of those less fortunate than himself. Aguirre showed us all how to be better managers and better citizens and better friends. Copley's biography brings us into the world of Hank Aguirre and allows us to experience life as a friend, neighbor, and colleague of Aguirre. And as such, in the end, we grieve Hank's untimely passing with the same sadness. Hank's legacy lives on, through his family and through all of us who are willing to share our blessings and opportunities with others. The Tall Mexican lets Hank Aguirre continue to provide a powerful role model for generations to come. Share it with your children.

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Summary: The book describes how one man made a difference
Review: Entitled The Tall Mexican, the book details, in biographical form, how big-league pitcher, Hank Aguirre,provided opportunities for his Hispanic brothers and sisters living in the Hispanic barrio of Detroit. Not content to take his baseball celebrity and use it for personal gain, Hank started a business in the burned out sector of the city to help his fellow Hispanics find work. He started the business - Mexican Industries - just a pop-up from Tiger Stadium - where he excelled as an All-Star pitcher for 11 years. He opened for business in a run-down bump shop with 8 employees. All were Hispanic. Today there are 1500 employees(87% are Hispanic) in 8 plant locations and sales this year will reach approximately $165 million.Hank succumbed to prostate cancer 1n 1994; but his legacy lives on.Payroll generated in the Detroit plant locations alone reach $32 Million.

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Summary: rings with truth, no hyperbole. a fascinating life! a must!
Review: hank aguirre, an all-star big-league pitcher and a Hispanic wanted to give back to his people, started a business in the Hispanic barrio of Detroit. He opened his business with 8 employees all of whom are Hispanic used his home to borrow money to finance the business in 1979. Today the company known as Mexican Industries has 1500 employees. 87% of whom are Hispanic.Sales this year will reach $165 million. The payroll in the plants in Detroit alone will reach $35 million. Hank died of prostate cancer in 1994; but his legacy lives on. All is described in his biography.The Tall Mexican will be inspirational to all Hispanics who feel their success will be buried in racial injustice. Reviews have been extremely favorable.

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Summary: a biography of a big-league turned humanitarian
Review: hank aguirre, an all-star big-league pitcher and a Hispanic wanted to give back to his people, started a business in the Hispanic barrio of Detroit. He opened his business with 8 employees all of whom are Hispanic used his home to borrow money to finance the business in 1979. Today the company known as Mexican Industries has 1500 employees. 87% of whom are Hispanic.Sales this year will reach $165 million. The payroll in the plants in Detroit alone will reach $35 million. Hank died of prostate cancer in 1994; but his legacy lives on. All is described in his biography.The Tall Mexican will be inspirational to all Hispanics who feel their success will be buried in racial injustice. Reviews have been extremely favorable.

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Summary: rings with truth, no hyperbole. a fascinating life! a must!
Review: i was fascinated by the title itself. the tall mexican should be a must read for all minorities who struggle under the lash of predjudice. i thought i was going to read a story about baseball, but discovered TTM is a story of hope and of love for our fellowman that goes beyond the ordinary into the realm of the spiritual. Hank Aguirre was, pure and simple, a giant of a man whose work for other Hispanics made him an apostle for the underpriviledged -

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Summary: A Loving Review of the Life of High Henry
Review: One of my memories of Hank Aguirre is his pitching in relief of the first major league game I saw in Detroit in 1958. After completing a game in Yankee Stadium in which Al Kaline broke his collar bone to make a diving catch to win the game the headline read "Tigers Find A Starter But Lose A Star", the Tigers found they had a legitimate starting pitcher for their staff. Hank's inability as a hitter are legendary, but the author spends a great deal of time on Hank's humanitarian efforts on behalf of Hispanic minorities in the Detroit area. His business efforts were ultimately successful, but the time spent away from his family took its toll. People are remembered for what they give, and Hank gave of himself to others. This is a very easy to read book, and one that would be beneficial to high school libraries even though the name of Hank Aguirre is an unknown to them.

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Summary: A Loving Review of the Life of High Henry
Review: One of my memories of Hank Aguirre is his pitching in relief of the first major league game I saw in Detroit in 1958. After completing a game in Yankee Stadium in which Al Kaline broke his collar bone to make a diving catch to win the game the headline read "Tigers Find A Starter But Lose A Star", the Tigers found they had a legitimate starting pitcher for their staff. Hank's inability as a hitter are legendary, but the author spends a great deal of time on Hank's humanitarian efforts on behalf of Hispanic minorities in the Detroit area. His business efforts were ultimately successful, but the time spent away from his family took its toll. People are remembered for what they give, and Hank gave of himself to others. This is a very easy to read book, and one that would be beneficial to high school libraries even though the name of Hank Aguirre is an unknown to them.

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Summary: inspirational. heart-wrenching and selfless- that's Aguirre
Review: the tall mexican is heart-lifting biography of a big-league, all-star pitcher who brke the mold of professional athletes by startin a business in crime-ridden section of Detroit and providing jobs for the jobless and hope for the hopeless and turned thousands of lives around in so doing. A deeply spiritual man, hank aguirre befriended many and exploited no one