By Giddings                                            H.R. No. 672
       74R11272 WMS-D
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to
    1-2  welcome legendary football player Tony Dorsett to the State
    1-3  Capitol; and
    1-4        WHEREAS, A native of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, he was born
    1-5  April 7, 1954, to Myrtle and Westley Dorsett and was the sixth of
    1-6  seven children in the close-knit Dorsett family; and
    1-7        WHEREAS, This exceptional individual found his own personal
    1-8  path to success in the field of athletics; a star running back at
    1-9  the University of Pittsburgh, he carried the Panthers to the
   1-10  national championship in football and also earned individual
   1-11  distinction as a four-time All-American and as a winner of college
   1-12  football's highest honor, the Heisman Trophy; and
   1-13        WHEREAS, Mr. Dorsett continued his stellar athletic career as
   1-14  a Dallas Cowboy and, as he did in college, led his squad to the
   1-15  pinnacle of success by taking the Cowboys to victory in the Super
   1-16  Bowl; and
   1-17        WHEREAS, In recognition of his status as one of the finest
   1-18  athletes ever to take to the football field, Mr. Dorsett was
   1-19  inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame and the Dallas
   1-20  Cowboy Ring of Honor and in 1994 was accorded the ultimate accolade
   1-21  by taking his place in the National Football League's Hall of Fame;
   1-22  and
   1-23        WHEREAS, Mr. Dorsett has recently devoted his efforts to a
   1-24  variety of worthy community endeavors, acting as a sponsor for a
    2-1  golf tournament benefiting the McGuire Memorial Foundation Home for
    2-2  Severely Retarded Children and giving freely of his time and talent
    2-3  to mentor today's youth through appearances and motivational
    2-4  speeches; and
    2-5        WHEREAS, Whether tearing up the gridiron as a star running
    2-6  back or providing a broader avenue of opportunity to those within
    2-7  his community, Tony Dorsett has, throughout his lifetime, been an
    2-8  inspirational figure to his countless fans the world over, and his
    2-9  many significant achievements in this regard are truly worthy of
   2-10  special legislative recognition; now, therefore, be it
   2-11        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas
   2-12  Legislature hereby honor Tony Dorsett for his exemplary
   2-13  accomplishments as an athlete and community leader on the occasion
   2-14  of his visit to the State Capitol; and, be it further
   2-15        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
   2-16  prepared for Mr. Dorsett as an expression of high regard by the
   2-17  Texas House of Representatives.