Tomás Balcázar

Balcázar was a legend in Mexico for being in the campeonísimo, which refers to the historic Guadalajara team that won 8 championships in 10 years.

In the 1954 FIFA World Cup, Balcázar scored for Mexico against France. When he scored that goal, Balcázar was 22 years old, the same age his grandson Javier Hernández was during the 2010 FIFA World Cup when he scored against the French on 17 June 2010.

Balcázar was the maternal grandfather of Javier Hernández Balcázar (Chicharito), a Mexican footballer who is the all-time top scorer for Mexico. Balcázar was the father-in-law of Javier Hernández Gutiérrez, who played for Tecos and was a member of the Mexico squad at the 1986 FIFA World Cup. On 5 June he married Berta Calloino in Mexico City.