Daniel Velasco

Reliant Stadium, Two Reliant Park
Houston, TX  77054
(832) 667-2073
dvelasco@houstontexans.com

Education

The University of Texas at Austin — May 2007
Major: B.S. – Sport Management
Double Minor: Business Administration and Spanish

Summary

Daniel Velasco was born on September 8th, 1984 in Amarillo, Texas and is the only child of Abel and Christina Velasco.  Daniel attended Sunrise Elementary, Bowie Middle School and Caprock High School, where he was the Class of 2003 Salutatorian.

Daniel attended The University of Texas at Austin where he graduated in May of 2007 with a major in Sport Management and double minors in Business Administration and Spanish.  While at UT, Daniel was a Presidential Scholar and Honors student, and worked as a media relations assistant part-time in the athletic department where he worked all UT athletic events and with TV crews such as ABC Sports, CSTV, ESPN, Fox Sports Net (FSN)–Southwest, and TBS.

Daniel is currently the Marketing Manager for the NFL’s Houston Texans and is responsible for managing the Texans marketing, including strategic fan development, grassroots outreach, advertising and message communication through all the Texans assets.  He is also in charge of all the regional marketing efforts, which includes the growth and execution of approximately 40 regional TV and radio affiliates throughout Texas and Louisiana and their partnerships with the team, as well as to oversee the local radio marketing partnership with the team.  He is fluent in Spanish and is in charge of team’s Hispanic marketing and media, both internationally and in Houston, which consists of 42% of the population and ranks as the 4th largest Hispanic city in the nation.  In his previous role with the organization, Daniel also ran the Texans Hispanic Advisory Board and team’s Ambassadors group, which is a prestigious collection of local NFL alumni.

Some of Daniel’s other experience includes the United States Tennis Association, Amarillo Dusters, Austin Wranglers, and the arenafootball2 (af2) and Arena Football League (AFL) league offices in Chicago where he got the opportunity to work the AFL’s ArenaBowl XX in Las Vegas and the af2’s ArenaCup7 in Puerto Rico.  Most recently, Daniel had the privilege to work Super Bowl XLII (42) in Glendale, Arizona in 2008, Super Bowl XLIII (43) in Tampa, Florida in 2009, Super Bowl XLIV (44) in Miami, Florida in 2010, Super Bowl XLV (45) in Dallas, Texas in 2011, and Super Bowl XLVI (46) in Indianapolis, Indiana this year.

Some of Daniel’s recognitions include receiving the Amarillo Hispanic Chamber of Commerce “Future of Texas” Award in January 2008 and being selected as a National Monster.com Diversity Leadership Program Student in July 2006.  Daniel also recently served on the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Student Emerging Leaders Committee.

Daniel looks to continue his education and receive his MBA in the near future and would like to become an executive for a professional sports team.  Eventually, he would like to open up his own company managing athletes’ business lives and finances so they can focus solely on playing.

Daniel’s tips for undergrads in the COE:

  • Make friends with professors in your degree field, as they are great resources, make great references and have great job leads/contacts.
  • Get internship/work experience in your degree field while in school to build your resume, and it helps you figure out exactly what you do and do not want to do.
  • Have a PASSION for what you do; money will come later.
  • NETWORK!! – “Networking” is one letter away from “Not Working”.
Last updated on July 19, 2012