1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 725 1-3 WHEREAS, The Texas Senate is proud to honor Clyde Drexler 1-4 for his dedication to his alma mater and his loyalty to the 1-5 City of Houston; and 1-6 WHEREAS, A highly recruited high school player at 1-7 Houston Ross Sterling, Mr. Drexler pursued his collegiate career 1-8 in his hometown when he joined the University of Houston Cougars 1-9 and became the highest flyer in "Phi Slamma Jamma," Texas' tallest 1-10 fraternity; and 1-11 WHEREAS, Nicknamed Clyde "The Glide" for his silky-smooth, 1-12 acrobatic moves to the hoop, Mr. Drexler led the Cougars to two 1-13 Final Four appearances in 1982 and 1983 and earned individual 1-14 distinction as a first team All-American and the United States 1-15 Basketball Writer's Association District VI Player of the Year in 1-16 1983; and 1-17 WHEREAS, Mr. Drexler amassed a number of records while at 1-18 the University of Houston and remains the school's all-time career 1-19 steal leader with 268 steals; in addition, he is the only Cougar 1-20 ever to accumulate 1,000 points, 900 rebounds, 300 assists, and 1-21 250 steals; and 1-22 WHEREAS, The 14th player taken in the 1983 National 1-23 Basketball Association draft, he joined the Portland Trailblazers 1-24 and quickly became one of the league's dominant forces; over 2-1 the next 15 seasons he was selected to 10 National Basketball 2-2 Association All-Star teams and in 1992 he was named All-NBA First 2-3 Team and was runner-up for the National Basketball Association's 2-4 most valuable player award; and 2-5 WHEREAS, Although he carried the Trailblazers to the 2-6 NBA Finals in 1990 and 1992, Mr. Drexler did not claim the coveted 2-7 championship ring until he returned to Houston to join the Rockets; 2-8 together with former Cougar teammate Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwon, 2-9 Drexler helped the Rockets claim their second consecutive National 2-10 Basketball Association title in 1995; and 2-11 WHEREAS, Retiring from the Rockets in 1998, Clyde 2-12 "The Glide" completed his storied NBA career as the league's 17th 2-13 all-time scorer and was fourth all-time in steals; he also joined 2-14 legendary hoops heroes Oscar Robertson and John Havlicek as the 2-15 only National Basketball Association players to amass 20,000 points, 2-16 6,000 rebounds, and 6,000 assists in their careers; and 2-17 WHEREAS, Mr. Drexler's rightful place in the pantheon of 2-18 basketball superstars was assured when he was named one of the 2-19 National Basketball Association's 50 greatest players, and he was 2-20 also selected to represent his country as a member of America's 2-21 "Dream Team" at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain; and 2-22 WHEREAS, On completing his years as a professional 2-23 player, he became the head basketball coach at his alma mater, 2-24 and under his able leadership the Houston Cougars will no doubt 2-25 emerge as one of college basketball's elite teams; and 2-26 WHEREAS, By returning to Houston to share the fruits of 3-1 his success with the community where his athletic career began, 3-2 Mr. Drexler has set an inspirational example that has made his 3-3 fellow Texans proud; and 3-4 WHEREAS, Clyde Drexler has achieved a level of success in 3-5 the sport of basketball to which all may aspire but that only a 3-6 select few will attain, and it is indeed appropriate that he be 3-7 honored for his extraordinary contributions at this time; now, 3-8 therefore, be it 3-9 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 3-10 76th Texas Legislature, hereby commend Clyde Drexler for his 3-11 decision to coach at the University of Houston and extend to him 3-12 sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be 3-13 it further 3-14 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be 3-15 prepared for Mr. Drexler as an expression of highest regard from 3-16 the Texas Senate. 3-17 Ellis 3-18 Armbrister Harris Ogden 3-19 Barrientos Haywood Ratliff 3-20 Bernsen Jackson Shapiro 3-21 Bivins Lindsay Shapleigh 3-22 Brown Lucio Sibley 3-23 Cain Luna Truan 3-24 Carona Madla Wentworth 3-25 Duncan Moncrief West 3-26 Fraser Nelson Whitmire 3-27 Gallegos Nixon Zaffirini 3-28 Perry, President of the Senate 3-29 ______________________________________ 3-30 President of the Senate 3-31 I hereby certify that the above 3-32 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 3-33 on April 22, 1999. 3-34 ______________________________________ 3-35 Secretary of the Senate 3-36 ______________________________________ 4-1 Member, Texas Senate