Richard Cortez was born a “Natural Athlete.”His physical attributes placed him in a situation where he was consistently head and shoulders above the rest.His transformation from playing on the sandlots of PSJA to playing in competitive sports was flooded with brushes of success.Evidence of his achievements comes from the words of his former Hall of Fame coach, Charlie Williams, when he said the following: 'There has not been an athlete to match Richard’s achievements in the last ten years that I have coached at PSJA.'Cortez was selected to the first team All-District in football, basketball and baseball. At the time,