GINO HERNANDEZ
MEMORIAL SITE

"I was the youngest guy to ever wrestle in madison Square Garden at the age of nineteen. I've been the American heavyweight champion. I've been the world junior heavyweight champion and one half of the world tag team champions. I've been the youngest man to wrestle in arena Mexico in Mexico City. I've been the youngest man to ever hold the United States title, which I won in Cobo Arena in Detroit, Michigan. I know for a fact I was one of the youngest wrestlers to ever tour Japan and I know for a fact I was the youngest man to ever wrestle the world's heavyweight champion. I think I have accomplished more in wrestling at the age of 23 than most wrestlers have in a lifetime."

--Gino Hernandez - 1980 interview on a local Houston news segment