Jerry Apodaca

? Played football at UNM from 1954-56
? Teacher, coach, businessman, entrepreneur, author and publisher, politician, State Senator and Governor of New Mexico
? Elected to the New Mexico State Senate in 1966 and re-elected in 1970 and 1972
? In 1974, he was elected New Mexico’s first Hispanic Governor since 1918
? Served as Chairman of the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports in 1979-80
? Named to the UNM Board of Regents in 1985, and served as president for two years
? Received numerous honors and recognition, including “One of the Leaders of Tomorrow” by Time magazine (1974), Distinguished Service to Higher Education from CASE (1977), LULAC Hall of Fame (1987) and Man of the Year by the Grand Council of Hispanic Societies in Public Service (1988)