H.R. No. 302
R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas A&M University football team has achieved
1-2 outstanding success in the 1992 gridiron campaign, appearing as the
1-3 host team in the 1993 Mobil Cotton Bowl, and finishing its season
1-4 with an exceptional record of 12 wins against only one defeat; and
1-5 WHEREAS, The 1992 Aggie squad became only the fifth college
1-6 football team ever to win 12 regular season games, exceeding by one
1-7 the number of victories posted by the school's legendary 1939
1-8 national championship team; and
1-9 WHEREAS, Establishing a tradition of football excellence,
1-10 Texas A&M has been victorious in 21 consecutive regular season
1-11 games, including 15 straight conference wins, and their consistent
1-12 achievements have been deservingly reflected each week in the
1-13 national rankings; and
1-14 WHEREAS, A juggernaut on defense, the Aggies led the
1-15 conference in every defensive category during the 1992 season,
1-16 duplicating the success of the previous year's A&M squad, and
1-17 becoming the first team in Southwest Conference football history to
1-18 achieve such defensive dominance in successive years; and
1-19 WHEREAS, Much of this year's outstanding football success is
1-20 attributable to the exceptional leadership of head coach
1-21 R. C. Slocum, who, since taking the helm in 1989, has become the
1-22 first coach in Texas A&M history to guide his team to four
1-23 consecutive bowl appearances, and whose overall record as head
1-24 coach is 39-10-1; and
2-1 WHEREAS, The season's impressive achievements were the result
2-2 of a total team effort and selfless contributions throughout the
2-3 year from members Sam Adams, Dennis Allen, Ross Aschenbeck, Jason
2-4 Ashworth, Jason Andrus, Jason Atkinson, Patrick Bates, Marcus
2-5 Batts, Kevin Beirne, James Bennett, Wilbert Biggens, Trent Bishop,
2-6 Jim Brady, Ervin Briley, James Brooks, Reggie Brown, Cedrick
2-7 Bryant, Marcus Buckley, Kevin Caffey, Doug Carter, Stormy Case,
2-8 Kefa Chatham, Hayward Clay, Michael Cody, Chris Colon, Calvin
2-9 Collins, Greg Cook, Brad Cooper, Jessie Cox, Rick Daniel, Robert
2-10 Danklefs, Chris Dausin, Charlie Davis, David Davis, Dez Delatorre,
2-11 Lyle Eastham, Jay Elliot, John Ellisor, Steve Emerson, Eric
2-12 England, Mark Erwin, Derrick Frazier, Jack Fuller, Aaron Glenn,
2-13 Reggie Graham, Jeff Granger, Clif Groce, Steven Guzetta, Tony
2-14 Harrison, Tyler Harrison, Michael Hendricks, Greg Hill, Julias
2-15 Hollie, Larry Jackson, Edward Jasper, Craig Jeffries, Jeff Jones,
2-16 Steve Kenney, Ryan Kern, Roy King, Gene Lowery, Jason Mathews, Ryan
2-17 Mathews, Todd Mathison, Kyle Maxfield, Danny McCray, Leeland
2-18 McElroy, James McKeehan, Typail McMullen, Ray Mickens, Matt Miller,
2-19 Nick Mirgeaux, Billy Mitchell, Brian Mitchell, Keith Mitchell,
2-20 Jason Montgomery, Todd Moore, Otis Nealy, Jeffery Null, Alcie
2-21 Peterson, Kent Petty, Tommy Preston, Corey Pullig, Darrell Red,
2-22 Cole Reinarz, John Richard, Chris Sanders, Greg Schorp, John
2-23 Schriever, Antonio Shorter, Percy Singleton, Darius Smith, Detron
2-24 Smith, Steve Solari, Lance Teichelman, Sean Terry, Rodney Thomas,
2-25 Jeremy Thomason, Terry Venetoulias, Tim Vordenbaumen, Keith
2-26 Waguespack, Eddie Wallace, Larry Wallace, Joseph Webb, Dexter
2-27 Wesley, Junior White, Andre Williams, Cedric Williams, and Sherrod
3-1 Wyatt; and
3-2 WHEREAS, Although each team member made a significant
3-3 contribution to the Aggies' success, several players also attained
3-4 individual honors: linebacker Marcus Buckley was Southwest
3-5 Conference Defensive Player of the Year and a consensus All-America
3-6 selection; Patrick Bates was a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award
3-7 and made several All-America squads; Aaron Glenn was Southwest
3-8 Conference Defensive Newcomer of the Year; and Greg Hill was a
3-9 consensus All-Southwest Conference running back; and
3-10 WHEREAS, This exemplary group of young men has, along with
3-11 their coaches and staff, ably represented the pride and tradition
3-12 of Texas A&M University, and their exceptional accomplishments have
3-13 rightfully earned them special legislative recognition; now,
3-14 therefore, be it
3-15 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas
3-16 Legislature hereby congratulate head coach R. C. Slocum and the
3-17 Texas A&M University Aggies on their outstanding 1992 gridiron
3-18 campaign and extend to them best wishes for continued success in
3-19 the future; and, be it further
3-20 RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared
3-21 for head coach R. C. Slocum, the members of the team, and the
3-22 coaching staff as an expression of high regard by the Texas House
3-23 of Representatives.
3-24 coaching staff as an expression of high regard by the Texas House
3-25 of Representatives.
3-26 Kubiak
3-27 H.R. No. 302
4-1 Laney Giddings Naishtat
4-2 Alexander Glaze Nieto
4-3 Allen Goodman Oakley
4-4 Alonzo Goolsby Ogden
4-5 Alvarado Granoff Oliveira
4-6 Averitt Gray Park
4-7 Bailey Greenberg Parra
4-8 Berlanga Grusendorf Patterson
4-9 Black Gutierrez Pitts
4-10 Blackwood Haggerty Place
4-11 Bomer Hamric Price
4-12 Bosse Harris Puente
4-13 Brady Hartnett Rabuck
4-14 Brimer Heflin Ramsay
4-15 Cain Hernandez Rangel
4-16 Campbell Hightower Raymond
4-17 Carona Hilbert Rodriguez
4-18 Carter Hilderbran Romo
4-19 Chisum Hill Rudd
4-20 Clemons Hirschi Sadler
4-21 Coleman Hochberg Saunders
4-22 Combs Holzheauser Schechter
4-23 Conley Horn Seidlits
4-24 Cook Hudson Shields
4-25 Corte Hunter of Taylor Siebert
4-26 Counts Hunter of Nueces A. Smith of Harris
4-27 Crabb Jackson D. Smith of Harris
5-1 Craddick James Smithee
5-2 Cuellar of Webb Johnson Solis
5-3 Cuellar of Hidalgo Jones of Lubbock Stiles
5-4 Culberson Jones of Dallas Swinford
5-5 Danburg Junell Tallas
5-6 Davila Kamel Talton
5-7 Davis Krusee Telford
5-8 De La Garza Kubiak Thompson of Tarrant
5-9 Dear Kuempel Thompson of Harris
5-10 Delco Lewis Turner of Coleman
5-11 Delisi Linebarger Turner of Harris
5-12 Denton Longoria Uher
5-13 Driver McCall Van de Putte
5-14 Duncan McCoulskey Vowell
5-15 Dutton McDonald West
5-16 Earley Madden Williamson
5-17 Eckels Marchant Willis
5-18 Edwards Martin Wilson
5-19 Erickson Maxey Wolens
5-20 Finnell Moffat Yarbrough
5-21 Flores Moreno Yost
5-22 Gallego Mowery Zbranek
5-23 Gallegos Munoz
5-24 H.R. No. 302
5-25 _______________________________
5-26 Speaker of the House
5-27 I certify that H.R. No. 302 was adopted by the House on March
6-1 11, 1993, by a non-record vote.
6-2 _______________________________
6-3 Chief Clerk of the House