By Jones of Lubbock                                    H.R. No. 481
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                                 R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, The Texas Sports Hall of Fame honors the Lone Star
 1-2     State's most outstanding athletes, and on March 20, 1999, high
 1-3     school football legend Hollis Hobson Gainey, Jr., of Lubbock will
 1-4     be inducted into this prestigious organization; and
 1-5           WHEREAS, A longtime public school coach, educator, and
 1-6     administrator, this noteworthy gentleman currently serves as
 1-7     assistant athletic director of the Lubbock Independent School
 1-8     District, a post he has held since 1977; and
 1-9           WHEREAS, During his career as a student-athlete in Colorado
1-10     City in the early 1950s, Mr. Gainey excelled as a member of his
1-11     high school football team, leading his teammates to the 1954 Class
1-12     2A District Championship; and
1-13           WHEREAS, He rushed for 1,700 yards and scored 21 touchdowns
1-14     on his way to earning all-district and all-state honors that season
1-15     and was named to the 1954 All-Class Super All-State Team; and
1-16           WHEREAS, Mr. Gainey's collegiate athletic career at The
1-17     University of Texas at Austin was equally impressive, highlighted
1-18     by his role on the world-record-setting 440-yard and 880-yard relay
1-19     teams; he also established an NCAA record as a member of the
1-20     university's mile relay team and was the high point man at the 1959
1-21     Southwest Conference Track Meet; and
1-22           WHEREAS, After completing a bachelor's degree in physical
1-23     education in 1960, this patriotic gentleman served his country as a
1-24     member of the United States Army from 1960 to 1962; he later earned
 2-1     a master's degree in education from Sam Houston State University
 2-2     and continued his dedicated service to the young people of Texas in
 2-3     his chosen field; and
 2-4           WHEREAS, For the past 38 years, Mr. Gainey has been supported
 2-5     in all his endeavors by his devoted wife, Nell Ruth Johnson Gainey;
 2-6     at this time, it is indeed appropriate to recognize Mr. Gainey for
 2-7     his singular achievement; now, therefore, be it
 2-8           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas
 2-9     Legislature hereby congratulate Hollis Hobson Gainey, Jr., on his
2-10     induction into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame and commend him for
2-11     his many years of service as an exemplary educator of the young
2-12     people of Texas; and, be it further
2-13           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-14     prepared for Mr. Gainey as an expression of high regard by the
2-15     Texas House of Representatives.