Garrett Barraza Salpointe High School Football Player Glinski award

Salpointe Caotholic High School Honors Garrett Barraza with the John Glinski award. October 29, 2010
The recipient is an exceptional junior football player who shows academic promise. He has firm moral convictions and possesses a thirst for life, possibly overcoming obstacles in his own life. Finally, the winner of the John Glinski Award displays determination as an exemplary student athlete.
John Glinski '68 was a Salpointe student with tremendous athletic potential. He was "bound to be an All-American," and "....destined to be the greatest athlete ever to come out of Salpointe High School." Cancer was discovered as he prepared to enter Salpointe, but during his freshman and part of his sophomore years, between surgeries and recoveries, he continued to play sports for Salpointe with great courage and strength.

He received his letterman's sweater and honorary varsity letters in football and baseball from the Salpointe Lettermen's Club and the Student Council selected him as the Salpointe Student of the Year. He passed away in May of 1966.

The Glinski Award commemorates the life of John Glinski.

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