Rafael Pont Flores
| Rafael Pont Flores | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 8, 1909 Aibonito, Puerto Rico |
| Died |
July 4, 1980 San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Occupation | Educator, Sportsman and Journalist |
Rafael Pont Flores was an educator, sportsman and journalist. He was from the town of Aibonito, Puerto Rico.[1] He directed the "Escuela del Departamento de Instrucción Pública" Magazine.[2] As a sport chronicler he was honored by being included in the Hall of the Immortals of the Crónica Deportiva en Puerto Rico. He collaborated with newspapers such as; El Mundo, El Imparcial and El Nuevo Dia. He published works such as El deporte en broma y en serio in 1951 and Un Puertorriqueño en España in 1969.[2] He was a member of Phi Sigma Alpha fraternity.[3]
Legacy
On October 1982 a Multi-use Sports Complex inaugurated in the Bayamon Central University was dedicated in his honor and bears his name.[4] Since 1982 the Overseas Press Club of Puerto Rico gives an annual "Rafael Pont Flores Prize" for excellence in sports journalism.[5] There is also a public intermediate school in Aibonito that has his name.[6] In the Albergue Olímpico in Salinas, there are two Conference Halls and a Sport Library that bear his name.[7][8]
References
- ↑ "Aibonito". Retrieved July 9, 2010.
- 1 2 "Aibonito" (in Spanish). Retrieved July 9, 2010.
- ↑ "Capitulo Eterno". fisigmaalfa.org. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
- ↑ "Catálogo Graduado 2006" (PDF). Bayamon Central U. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
- ↑ "Reglas premios especiales" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved July 9, 2010.
- ↑ "ESCUELA RAFAEL PONT FLORES" (in Spanish). Retrieved July 9, 2010.
- ↑ "Actividades Corporativas" (in Spanish). Retrieved July 9, 2010.
- ↑ "Germán Rieckehoff" (in Spanish). Retrieved July 9, 2010.