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

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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 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.