R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives 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 1,000 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'
1-10 and girls' basketball teams at Benjamin High School in Benjamin,
1-11 Texas, 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 Texas Western College in 1961, he had already established himself
1-14 as an outstanding basketball coach among his colleagues; and
1-15 WHEREAS, Over the next 35 years Coach Haskins led the Miners
1-16 to seven Western Athletic Conference championships and 14 National
1-17 Collegiate Athletic Association appearances; and
1-18 WHEREAS, The seventh all-time winning coach in National
1-19 Collegiate Athletic Association history, Don Haskins was the first
1-20 coach to win a national championship with five starters who were
1-21 African-American; and
1-22 WHEREAS, In 1966, his team won the National Collegiate
1-23 Athletic Association title game over the heavily favored Kentucky
1-24 Wildcats by a score of 72-65; and
2-1 WHEREAS, Throughout his notable career, Coach Haskins has
2-2 been supported by the love and devotion of his wife, Mary, and
2-3 their children; and
2-4 WHEREAS, Coach Haskins has become an icon who has a passion
2-5 for coaching, winning, coyote hunting, and entertaining and who
2-6 allows the spotlight to shine on his players, the school, and the
2-7 city but never on himself; and
2-8 WHEREAS, Coach Haskins exemplifies the best in collegiate
2-9 athletics, and he is a credit to his school, his city, and his
2-10 state; his contributions to college basketball have added
2-11 immeasurably to the sport for the players, their coaches, and their
2-12 fans; now, therefore, be it
2-13 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas
2-14 Legislature hereby commend and applaud Coach Don Haskins on his
2-15 selection to the Basketball Hall of Fame with best wishes for
2-16 continued success in the years ahead; and, be it further
2-17 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be prepared for the
2-18 distinguished gentleman as an expression of the esteem of the Texas
2-19 Legislature.
Moreno
Laney Gutierrez Oliveira
Alexander Haggerty Olivo
Allen Hamric Palmer
Alvarado Hartnett Patterson
Averitt Hawley Pickett
Bailey Heflin Pitts
Berlanga Hernandez Place
Bonnen Hightower Price
Bosse Hilbert Puente
Brimer Hilderbran Rabuck
Burnam Hill Ramsay
Carter Hinojosa Rangel
Chavez Hirschi Raymond
Chisum Hochberg Reyna of Bexar
Christian Hodge Reyna of Dallas
Clark Holzheauser Rhodes
Coleman Horn Rodriguez
Cook Howard Roman
Corte Hunter Sadler
Counts Hupp Seaman
Crabb Isett Serna
Craddick Jackson Shields
Cuellar Janek Siebert
Culberson Jones of Lubbock Smith
Danburg Jones of Dallas Smithee
Davila Junell Solis
Davis Kamel Solomons
Delisi Keel Staples
Denny Keffer Stiles
Driver King Swinford
Dukes Krusee Talton
Dunnam Kubiak Telford
Dutton Kuempel Thompson
Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Tillery
Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Torres
Eiland Longoria Turner of Coleman
Elkins Luna Turner of Harris
Farrar McCall Uher
Finnell McClendon Van de Putte
Flores McReynolds Walker
Gallego Madden West
Galloway Marchant Williams
Garcia Maxey Williamson
Giddings Merritt Wilson
Glaze Moffat Wise
Goodman Moreno Wohlgemuth
Goolsby Mowery Wolens
Gray Naishtat Woolley
Greenberg Nixon Yarbrough
Grusendorf Oakley Zbranek
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 486 was adopted by the House on March
26, 1997, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House