By:  Kubiak                                            H.R. No. 515
       73R7657 WMS-D
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, Cecil Cooper has achieved outstanding success in the
    1-2  sport of baseball, pursuing an athletic career that took him from
    1-3  the playing fields of Brenham to stardom in the major leagues; and
    1-4        WHEREAS, Playing first base for the Brenham High School Cubs,
    1-5  Cecil Cooper led his team to district and bidistrict titles in the
    1-6  1968 season; during that championship season, his only one with the
    1-7  Cubs, he maintained a phenomenal .442 batting average; and
    1-8        WHEREAS, His exceptional talents attracted the attention of
    1-9  major league scouts, and at the conclusion of his high school
   1-10  career he signed a contract with the Boston Red Sox; and
   1-11        WHEREAS, This remarkable individual spent the first nine
   1-12  years of his professional career with the Red Sox before moving to
   1-13  the Milwaukee Brewers, and he maintained his superlative level of
   1-14  play with that organization until his retirement 11 years later;
   1-15  and
   1-16        WHEREAS, Among the many well-deserved honors garnered by
   1-17  Cecil Cooper during his baseball career were five appearances on
   1-18  the American League All-Star Team between 1979 and 1985, and his
   1-19  consistent fielding excellence earned him two consecutive Gold
   1-20  Glove awards in 1979 and 1980; and
   1-21        WHEREAS, This outstanding gentleman has been inducted into
   1-22  the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame and also has been nominated to take
   1-23  his place among the other legends of baseball at the National
   1-24  Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown; and
    2-1        WHEREAS, In honor of his inspirational record of achievement,
    2-2  January 21, 1993, was designated Cecil Cooper Day in the Brenham
    2-3  community, and ceremonies commemorating the occasion included the
    2-4  presentation of proclamations, letters, and a vintage Brenham Cubs
    2-5  baseball jersey; and
    2-6        WHEREAS, Cecil Cooper has striven throughout his life to give
    2-7  his utmost both on and off the baseball field, encouraging those
    2-8  about him to realize their dreams, and it is indeed fitting that he
    2-9  be given special legislative recognition; now, therefore, be it
   2-10        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas
   2-11  Legislature hereby honor Cecil Cooper for his outstanding
   2-12  achievements in the sport of baseball and extend to him sincere
   2-13  wishes for continued success in the future; and, be it further
   2-14        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
   2-15  prepared for Cecil Cooper as an expression of high regard by the
   2-16  Texas House of Representatives.