HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
1-1 WHEREAS, Texas Tech University head football coach Spike
1-2 Dykes is truly a coaching icon in the Lubbock community and for
1-3 legions of fans across America, and his retirement following the
1-4 1999 season is most deserving of special legislative recognition;
1-5 and
1-6 WHEREAS, This admirable gentleman spent 13 years as the head
1-7 coach of the Red Raiders and guided them to an impressive 82-67-1
1-8 record, while compiling a career coaching total of 172-106-1; Coach
1-9 Dykes accrued more wins than any other coach in Texas Tech
1-10 University's storied football history; and
1-11 WHEREAS, Under his astute guidance, the Red Raiders became a
1-12 gridiron power and participated in seven bowl games, including
1-13 playing in the prestigious Cotton Bowl in 1995; in addition, Coach
1-14 Dykes holds several unique distinctions, such as being the first
1-15 coach in the nation to have produced two Doak Walker Award winners
1-16 and becoming the only Texas Tech coach to have defeated archrival
1-17 The University of Texas six times; and
1-18 WHEREAS, Born in Lubbock, Coach Dykes earned numerous
1-19 accolades during his long and distinguished coaching career; he
1-20 received Southwest Conference Coach of the Year honors three times
1-21 and was the first-ever Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year in 1996;
1-22 moreover, he was inducted into the Texas High School Coaches
1-23 Association Hall of Honor in 1991; and
1-24 WHEREAS, A 1959 graduate of Stephen F. Austin State
2-1 University in Nacogdoches, Coach Dykes is known for the genuine
2-2 compassion, love, and respect he had for his players and fellow
2-3 coaches; his dignity, homespun sense of humor, and integrity earned
2-4 him the admiration of college football coaches, players, and fans
2-5 everywhere; and
2-6 WHEREAS, The tradition of excellence that Coach Dykes
2-7 established during his coaching career left an indelible mark on
2-8 Texas high school and college sports, and it is indeed fitting to
2-9 pay tribute to this West Texas coaching legend as he begins a new
2-10 chapter in his life; now, therefore, be it
2-11 RESOLVED, That the 77th Legislature of the State of Texas
2-12 hereby honor former Texas Tech University head football coach Spike
2-13 Dykes on his outstanding career and extend to him sincere best
2-14 wishes for continued happiness and good fortune; and, be it further
2-15 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-16 prepared for Coach Dykes as an expression of high regard by the
2-17 Texas House of Representatives and Senate.
Jones of Lubbock
Isett
Junell
Hilderbran
Laney Goodman Merritt
Alexander Goolsby Miller
Allen Gray Moreno of Harris
Averitt Green Moreno of El Paso
Bailey Grusendorf Morrison
Berman Gutierrez Mowery
Bonnen Haggerty Naishtat
Bosse Hamric Najera
Brimer Hardcastle Nixon
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Noriega
Brown of Brazos Hawley Oliveira
Burnam Heflin Olivo
Callegari Hilbert Pickett
Capelo Hilderbran Pitts
Carter Hill Puente
Chavez Hinojosa Ramsay
Chisum Hochberg Rangel
Christian Hodge Raymond
Clark Homer Reyna of Bexar
Coleman Hope Reyna of Dallas
Cook Hopson Ritter
Corte Howard Sadler
Counts Hunter Salinas
Crabb Hupp Seaman
Craddick Isett Shields
Crownover Janek Smith
Danburg Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Davis of Harris Jones of Bexar Solis
Davis of Dallas Jones of Dallas Solomons
Delisi Junell Swinford
Denny Keel Talton
Deshotel Keffer Telford
Driver King of Parker Thompson
Dukes King of Uvalde Tillery
Dunnam Kitchen Truitt
Dutton Kolkhorst Turner of Coleman
Edwards Krusee Turner of Harris
Ehrhardt Kuempel Uher
Eiland Lewis of Tarrant Uresti
Elkins Lewis of Orange Villarreal
Ellis Longoria Walker
Farabee Luna West
Farrar McCall Williams
Flores McClendon Wilson
Gallego McReynolds Wise
Garcia Madden Wohlgemuth
George Marchant Wolens
Geren Martinez Fischer Woolley
Giddings Maxey Yarbrough
Glaze Menendez Zbranek
_______________________________ _______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 238 was adopted by the House on
April 30, 2001, by a non-record vote.
_______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 238 was adopted by the Senate on
May 26, 2001, by a viva-voce vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________________
Date
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Governor