R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to honor 1-2 Clyde Drexler for his dedication to his alma mater and his loyalty 1-3 to the city of Houston; and 1-4 WHEREAS, A highly recruited high school player at Houston 1-5 Ross Sterling, Mr. Drexler pursued his collegiate career in his 1-6 hometown when he joined the University of Houston Cougars and 1-7 became the highest flyer in "Phi Slamma Jamma," Texas' tallest 1-8 fraternity; and 1-9 WHEREAS, Nicknamed Clyde "The Glide" for his silky-smooth, 1-10 acrobatic moves to the hoop, Mr. Drexler led the Cougars to two 1-11 Final Four appearances in 1982 and 1983 and earned individual 1-12 distinction as a first team All-American and the United States 1-13 Basketball Writer's Association District VI Player of the Year in 1-14 1983; and 1-15 WHEREAS, Mr. Drexler amassed a number of records while at the 1-16 University of Houston and remains the school's all-time career 1-17 steal leader with 268 steals; in addition, he is the only Cougar 1-18 ever to accumulate 1,000 points, 900 rebounds, 300 assists, and 250 1-19 steals; and 1-20 WHEREAS, The 14th player taken in the 1983 NBA draft, he 1-21 joined the Portland Trailblazers and quickly became one of the 1-22 league's dominant forces; over the next 15 seasons he was selected 1-23 to 10 NBA All-Star teams and in 1992 he was named All-NBA First 1-24 Team and was runner-up for the NBA's most valuable player award; 2-1 and 2-2 WHEREAS, Although he carried the Trailblazers to the NBA 2-3 Finals in 1990 and 1992, Mr. Drexler did not claim the coveted 2-4 championship ring until he returned to Houston to join the Rockets; 2-5 together with former Cougar teammate Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwon, 2-6 Drexler helped the Rockets claim their second consecutive NBA title 2-7 in 1995; and 2-8 WHEREAS, Retiring from the Rockets in 1998, Clyde "The Glide" 2-9 completed his storied NBA career as the league's 17th all-time 2-10 scorer and was fourth all-time in steals; he also joined legendary 2-11 hoops heroes Oscar Robertson and John Havlicek as the only NBA 2-12 players to amass 20,000 points, 6,000 rebounds, and 6,000 assists 2-13 in their careers; and 2-14 WHEREAS, Mr. Drexler's rightful place in the pantheon of 2-15 basketball superstars was assured when he was named one of the 2-16 NBA's 50 greatest players, and he was also selected to represent 2-17 his country as a member of America's "Dream Team" at the 1992 2-18 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain; and 2-19 WHEREAS, On completing his years as a professional player, he 2-20 became the head basketball coach at his alma mater, and under his 2-21 able leadership the Houston Cougars will no doubt emerge as one of 2-22 college basketball's elite teams; and 2-23 WHEREAS, By returning to Houston to share the fruits of his 2-24 success with the community where his athletic career began, 2-25 Mr. Drexler has set an inspirational example that has made his 2-26 fellow Texans proud; and 2-27 WHEREAS, Clyde Drexler has achieved a level of success in the 3-1 sport of basketball to which all may aspire but that only a select 3-2 few will attain, and it is indeed appropriate that he be honored 3-3 for his extraordinary contributions at this time; now, therefore, 3-4 be it 3-5 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas 3-6 Legislature hereby commend Clyde Drexler for his decision to coach 3-7 at the University of Houston and extend to him sincere best wishes 3-8 for continued success and happiness; and, be it further 3-9 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 3-10 prepared for Mr. Drexler as an expression of highest regard by the 3-11 Texas House of Representatives. Coleman Laney Glaze Moreno of El Paso Alexander Goodman Morrison Allen Goolsby Mowery Alvarado Gray Naishtat Averitt Green Najera Bailey Greenberg Nixon Berman Grusendorf Noriega Bonnen Gutierrez Oliveira Bosse Haggerty Olivo Brimer Hamric Palmer Brown of Kaufman Hardcastle Pickett Brown of Brazos Hartnett Pitts Burnam Hawley Puente Capelo Heflin Ramsay Carter Hilbert Rangel Chavez Hilderbran Reyna of Bexar Chisum Hill Reyna of Dallas Christian Hinojosa Ritter Clark Hochberg Sadler Coleman Hodge Salinas Cook Homer Seaman Corte Hope Shields Counts Howard Siebert Crabb Hunter Smith Craddick Hupp Smithee Crownover Isett Solis of Cameron Cuellar Janek Solis of Bexar Culberson Jones of Brazos Solomons Danburg Jones of Lubbock Staples Davis of Harris Jones of Dallas Swinford Davis of Dallas Junell Talton Delisi Keel Telford Denny Keffer Thompson Deshotel King of Parker Tillery Driver King of Uvalde Truitt Dukes Krusee Turner of Coleman Dunnam Kuempel Turner of Harris Dutton Lengefeld Uher Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Uresti Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Van de Putte Eiland Longoria Walker Elkins Luna West Ellis McCall Williams Farabee McClendon Wilson Farrar McReynolds Wise Flores Madden Wohlgemuth Gallego Marchant Wolens Garcia Maxey Woolley George Merritt Yarbrough Giddings Moreno of Harris Zbranek _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 696 was adopted by the House on April 22, 1999, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House