José Martin was born June 28, 1969, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. “Chuck” Martin was born a short time later in New York City.
“A common nickname for someone named José in our culture is Che – C-h-e,” Martin said. “So back in the Bronx, a long time ago, people mispronounced Che and just started calling me Chuck.
“Three decades later, it’s still Chuck. My mom still calls me Che.”
On Sunday at Colonial Life Arena, South Carolina and Virginia Tech’s basketball teams will play a game they’re calling “Hoops 4 Hurricane Relief.”
Perhaps no one in the building will appreciate the exhibition’s significance more than Martin.