By Moreno                                              H.R. No. 486

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                                 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 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     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

 2-1           WHEREAS, In 1966, his team won the National Collegiate

 2-2     Athletic Association title game over the heavily favored Kentucky

 2-3     Wildcats by a score of 72-65; and

 2-4           WHEREAS, Throughout his notable career, Coach Haskins has

 2-5     been supported by the love and devotion of his wife, Mary, and

 2-6     their children; and

 2-7           WHEREAS, Coach Haskins has become an icon who has a passion

 2-8     for coaching, winning, coyote hunting, and entertaining who allows

 2-9     the spotlight to shine on his players, the school, and the city,

2-10     but never on himself; and

2-11           WHEREAS, Coach Haskins exemplifies the best in collegiate

2-12     athletics, and he is a credit to his school, his city, and his

2-13     state; his contributions to college basketball have added

2-14     immeasurably to the sport for the players, their coaches, and their

2-15     fans; now, therefore, be it

2-16           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th

2-17     Legislature hereby commend and applaud Coach Don Haskins on his

2-18     selection to the Basketball Hall of Fame with best wishes for

2-19     continued success in the years ahead; and, be it further

2-20           RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be prepared for the

2-21     distinguished gentleman as an expression of the esteem of the Texas

2-22     Legislature.