H.R. No. 567
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, Since the first organized football team appeared at
    1-2  Texas A&M University in 1893, the Aggies have compiled a century's
    1-3  proud record of 15 Southwest Conference titles and have appeared in
    1-4  19 bowl games, giving the team an 18th ranking nationally in bowl
    1-5  participation; and
    1-6        WHEREAS, Athletics at Texas A&M University and throughout the
    1-7  region came of age in 1914 when the Aggies created the post of
    1-8  athletic director and hired William L. Driver, thus making football
    1-9  an officially sponsored activity, and the area colleges organized
   1-10  the Southwest Conference, setting the stage for serious
   1-11  intercollegiate football competition; and
   1-12        WHEREAS, The Texas Aggies boast 277 All-Southwest Conference
   1-13  student athletes, 39 All-Americans, seven members of the National
   1-14  Football Foundation Hall of Fame, and a Heisman award winner, John
   1-15  David Crow, the current athletic director; and
   1-16        WHEREAS, The Texas Aggies became the 1939 national champions
   1-17  under Coach Homer Norton, whose 13-year tenure is the longest in
   1-18  the school's history; and
   1-19        WHEREAS, The 1992 team, with R. C. Slocum coaching, compiled
   1-20  an enviable season  record of 12 wins and no losses; and
   1-21        WHEREAS, Aggie students, who in traditional "12th Man"
   1-22  spirit, stand throughout their team's football games, are legendary
   1-23  in their undying support of their team; and
    2-1        WHEREAS, The world's largest bonfire burns brightly each fall
    2-2  before the game with number one rival, Texas, giving the Aggies a
    2-3  national reputation for enthusiasm and school spirit; now,
    2-4  therefore, be it
    2-5        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd
    2-6  Legislature of the State of Texas commends the Texas Aggie football
    2-7  team for its outstanding record and for the honor it has brought to
    2-8  Texas A&M University and to Texas; and, be it further
    2-9        RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared
   2-10  for Coach R. C. Slocum and for Texas A&M University as an
   2-11  expression of high regard by the House of Representatives of the
   2-12  State of Texas.
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