By Moreno H.C.R. No. 78 Line and page numbers may not match official copy. Bill not drafted by TLC or Senate E&E. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1-1 WHEREAS, The Legislature of the State of Texas is pleased to 1-2 extend congratulations to Don Haskins, longtime basketball coach of 1-3 The University of Texas at El Paso, for the prestigious honor 1-4 bestowed on him; and 1-5 WHEREAS, The highly regarded coach who has won a total of 687 1-6 games and coached in over 1000 games in his phenomenal career at 1-7 The University of Texas at El Paso was elected to the Basketball 1-8 Hall of Fame recently; and 1-9 WHEREAS, He began his remarkable career coaching the boys and 1-10 girls basketball teams at Benjamin High School in Benjamin, Texas, 1-11 where he led the boys squad to a 20-win season; and 1-12 WHEREAS, When Coach Haskins accepted the head coaching job at 1-13 The University of Texas at El Paso in 1961, he had already 1-14 established himself as an outstanding basketball coach among his 1-15 colleagues; and 1-16 WHEREAS, Over the next 35 years Coach Haskins led the Miners 1-17 to seven Western Athletic Conference championships and 14 National 1-18 Collegiate Athletic Association appearances; and 1-19 WHEREAS, The seventh all-time winning coach in National 1-20 Collegiate Athletic Association history, Don Haskins was the first 1-21 coach to win a national championship with five starters who were 2-1 African American; and 2-2 WHEREAS, In 1966, his team won the National Collegiate 2-3 Athletic Association title game over the heavily favored Kentucky 2-4 Wildcats by a score of 72-65; and 2-5 WHEREAS, Overcoming adversity in his personal life, the 2-6 dedicated coach suffered a heart attack and had to undergo triple 2-7 bypass surgery last year, but he rebounded to return to coaching 2-8 and another successful season; and 2-9 WHEREAS, Throughout his notable career, Coach Haskins has 2-10 been supported by the love and devotion of his wife, Mary, and 2-11 their children; they are the proud parents of three fine sons, 2-12 Brent, Steve, and David; and 2-13 WHEREAS, Coach Haskins has become an icon who has a passion 2-14 for coaching, winning, coyote hunting and entertaining who allows 2-15 the spotlight to shine on his players, the school, and the town but 2-16 never on himself; and 2-17 WHEREAS, Coach Haskins exemplifies the best in collegiate 2-18 athletics, and he is a credit to his school, his city, and his 2-19 state; his contributions to college basketball have added 2-20 immeasurably to the sport for the players, their coaches, and their 2-21 fans; now, therefore, be it 2-22 RESOLVED, That the 75th Legislature of the State of Texas 2-23 hereby commend and applaud Coach Don Haskins on his selection to 2-24 the Basketball Hall of Fame with best wishes for continued success 2-25 in the years ahead; and, be it further 3-1 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be prepared for the 3-2 distinguished gentleman as an expression of the esteem of the Texas 3-3 Legislature.