San Antonio Spurs honor Ernesto Nieto and NHI for Hispanic Heritage celebration
The San Antonio Spurs have celebrated Ernesto Nieto twice in the span of six weeks. Though the Spurs did honor the National Hispanic Institute founder and president at an Oct. 10 event during Hispanic Heritage Month proper, they extended the honors during a halftime ceremony of the Nov. 16 game against the Sacramento Kings. Two […]
Ernesto Nieto honored by San Antonio Spurs on Nov. 16, at Hispanic Heritage Month Leaders & Legacies award ceremony
NHI founder and president Ernesto Nieto, who recently received the honor of a Congressional Record proclamation to herald his 85th birthday, is receiving another honor this coming weekend from a beloved institution closer to home — the San Antonio Spurs. The NBA franchise with fans throughout Central and South Texas is heralding Nieto and three […]
Ernesto Nieto honored with Congressional Record proclamation and other 85th birthday tributes
With National Hispanic Institute founder and president Ernesto Nieto’s 85th birthday just days away, about 175 members of NHI’s extended familia converged on the Cotton Gin in Maxwell, Texas, on Saturday, Sept. 27, for the first-ever Ernesto Nieto Domino Tournament. The 45-team tournament was organized by Nieto’s four children (Chris, Marc, Nicole, and Roy), which […]
