R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           WHEREAS, Coach Bob McKinley will be inducted into the Texas

 1-2     Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC) Hall of Fame at the

 1-3     organization's annual awards banquet in San Antonio on May 6, 1997,

 1-4     and this prestigious honor is indeed well deserved; and

 1-5           WHEREAS, Currently Weatherford College athletic director and

 1-6     head coach of the Lady Coyotes, he began his association with the

 1-7     sport of basketball as a player at Bowie High School, where he led

 1-8     his team to the state finals in 1959 and averaged 25 points per

 1-9     game while earning All-American and All-State honors, and it is for

1-10     his outstanding high school achievements that he is receiving Hall

1-11     of Fame recognition; and

1-12           WHEREAS, He pursued his higher education at Texas Christian

1-13     University, and while attending there he continued his exploits as

1-14     a superb basketball player, serving as a captain for the Horned

1-15     Frogs squad; and

1-16           WHEREAS, After his days as a player ended, his love of the

1-17     game led him to pursue a career as a basketball coach, and he took

1-18     his first coaching position at Pasadena High School; while there,

1-19     he emphasized the qualities of teamwork and dedication that have

1-20     been the hallmark of his efforts as a coach; and

1-21           WHEREAS, He later moved on to Houston Baptist University,

1-22     coaching both baseball and basketball for that school, and in 1977

1-23     became athletic director and men's basketball coach at Weatherford

1-24     College, beginning a productive tenure with that respected

 2-1     institution that has lasted two decades; and

 2-2           WHEREAS, Turning over the reins of the men's basketball team,

 2-3     he became head coach of the Lady Coyotes, and in 1997 he led his

 2-4     team to a record of 31 victories against only six defeats,

 2-5     conference and regional championships, and a coveted berth in the

 2-6     junior college final four and was named conference Coach of the

 2-7     Year; and

 2-8           WHEREAS, Bob McKinley is one of the most respected college

 2-9     basketball coaches in the State of Texas, serving as an

2-10     inspirational figure to all who have known him, and it is indeed

2-11     appropriate that he receive special legislative recognition; now,

2-12     therefore, be it

2-13           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas

2-14     Legislature hereby congratulate Coach Bob McKinley on being named

2-15     to the TABC Hall of Fame and on taking his Lady Coyotes team to the

2-16     NJCAA National Tournament and extend to him sincere best wishes for

2-17     continued success in his endeavors; and, be it further

2-18           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be

2-19     prepared for Coach McKinley as an expression of high regard by the

2-20     Texas House of Representatives.

                                                                  Williamson

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                                                   Speaker of the House

               I certify that H.R. No. 785 was adopted by the House on May

         1, 1997, by a non-record vote.

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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House