When Luis and Clara Cristobal arrived in the United States from Cuba, in the early Sixties, they didn't have much.
What they did have — visions of raising a family in their new home, and the drive to make it a reality — they had in abundance. And they made sure they passed them on.
Mario Cristobal, like his older brother Lou, learned both qualities while growing up in South Miami. Following in the footsteps of parents who moved to a new land and laid a foundation, Cristobal on Friday was introduced as the 34th head football coach in University of Oregon history.