1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 92 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pride in 1-4 recognizing Ricky Williams, the 1998 Heisman Trophy winner, on 1-5 his outstanding athletic achievements and his record-breaking 1-6 performance as a running back for The University of Texas at 1-7 Austin; and 1-8 WHEREAS, At Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on 1-9 Friday, November 27, 1998, in a game between the university and 1-10 its longtime rival, Texas A&M University, Ricky Williams became 1-11 the leading rusher in the history of major college football; and 1-12 WHEREAS, In front of a crowd of 83,687, Ricky Williams 1-13 took a first quarter handoff from quarterback Major Applewhite 1-14 and slipped through several tacklers for a 60-yard touchdown 1-15 run, thus breaking the 22-year-old National Collegiate Athletic 1-16 Association Division I-A record of 6,082 rushing yards set by 1-17 Tony Dorsett at the University of Pittsburgh; and 1-18 WHEREAS, Amassing a remarkable 259 yards rushing in the 1-19 game, the most ever against a Texas A&M University defense, 1-20 Ricky Williams finished his college football career with 6,279 1-21 yards, 41 school records, and 16 National Collegiate Athletic 1-22 Association records; his career average of 6.21 yards per carry 1-23 broke the National Collegiate Athletic Association record of 1-24 6.13 yards per carry set by Ohio State University's Heisman 2-1 Trophy winner Archie Griffin; and 2-2 WHEREAS, A star football player whose power, speed, and 2-3 tenacity have earned him a prestigious place in college football 2-4 history, Ricky Williams has played a major role in helping to 2-5 turn the tide for this year's University of Texas football team; 2-6 and 2-7 WHEREAS, On December 12, 1998, Ricky Williams was awarded 2-8 the Heisman Trophy and became the most decorated player in 2-9 Longhorn history; he is the first person to twice win the 2-10 Dr. Pepper Doak Walker Award, named after the famous Southern 2-11 Methodist University player; in addition, he earned the Maxwell 2-12 Award, and he is a two-time All-American; and 2-13 WHEREAS, Gifted in many areas, Ricky is also a minor 2-14 league baseball player who was selected in the eighth round by 2-15 the Philadelphia Phillies in June of 1995; considered one of the 2-16 fastest prospects in that team's history, he has been clocked 2-17 under four seconds to first base; and 2-18 WHEREAS, A remarkably talented athlete, Ricky Williams is 2-19 also an exemplary individual of high moral principles, who is 2-20 committed to being a positive role model for young people; he is 2-21 an education major and hopes to eventually serve as an elementary 2-22 school teacher; and 2-23 WHEREAS, An active participant in the Longhorns' community 2-24 service efforts, Ricky regularly visits patients at the Austin 2-25 Children's Hospital, serves as a mentor at local schools, and is 2-26 a spokesman in the schools for the Longhorn Crime Stoppers program; 3-1 and 3-2 WHEREAS, Devoted to his family, Ricky used his baseball 3-3 bonuses to help further the education of his twin sister and 3-4 younger sister at The University of Texas; he is dedicated to his 3-5 mother, Sandy, who has been a source of support and encouragement 3-6 to him throughout his life; and 3-7 WHEREAS, A legendary figure in the history of college 3-8 football, Ricky Williams is beloved and respected by his teammates, 3-9 The University of Texas community, and sports followers throughout 3-10 the nation; now, therefore, be it 3-11 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 3-12 76th Legislature, hereby commend Ricky Williams on his superior 3-13 accomplishments throughout his college football career and extend 3-14 congratulations to him on his record-shattering performances and 3-15 on earning the prestigious Heisman Trophy; and, be it further 3-16 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 3-17 Ricky Williams as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. 3-18 Barrientos 3-19 Cain 3-20 Armbrister Haywood Ogden 3-21 Bernsen Jackson Ratliff 3-22 Bivins Lindsay Shapiro 3-23 Brown Lucio Shapleigh 3-24 Carona Luna Sibley 3-25 Duncan Madla Truan 3-26 Ellis Moncrief Wentworth 3-27 Fraser Nelson West 3-28 Gallegos Nixon Whitmire 3-29 Harris Zaffirini 3-30 Perry, President of the Senate 3-31 ______________________________________ 3-32 President of the Senate 3-33 I hereby certify that the above 3-34 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 3-35 on January 28, 1999. 4-1 ______________________________________ 4-2 Secretary of the Senate 4-3 ______________________________________ 4-4 Member, Texas Senate 4-5 ______________________________________ 4-6 Member, Texas Senate