By Smithee H.R. No. 1448 77R17990 WMS-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, Head football coach Larry Dippel of Amarillo High 1-2 School has successfully led his school's team for a quarter-century 1-3 and his exceptional efforts in that regard truly merit special 1-4 commendation; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Since becoming head coach of the Sandies in 1975, 1-6 this exemplary teacher and motivator has compiled a superb record 1-7 of 193-94-5 and his teams have captured a dozen district titles; 1-8 and 1-9 WHEREAS, The winningest coach in the history of the school, 1-10 Coach Dippel has made Amarillo High School a fixture in post-season 1-11 gridiron play, having reached the semi-final game once, the 1-12 quarter-finals four times, and the regionals on four occasions; and 1-13 WHEREAS, Before coming to Amarillo High School, he honed his 1-14 coaching skills as an assistant coach at Corpus Christi Carroll 1-15 High School, Victoria High School, Stamford High School, and 1-16 Hereford High School, where he was also a head coach; and 1-17 WHEREAS, In recognition of his accomplishments Coach Dippel 1-18 has been the recipient of the Tom Landry Award, has been selected 1-19 as one of the top 100 sports legends of the 20th century in the 1-20 Panhandle, and has been named district coach of the year on several 1-21 occasions; further, he is an inductee of the Texas High School 1-22 Coaches' Hall of Honor and the Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame; a man 1-23 who has given much to his profession, he is also a former president 1-24 of the Texas High School Coaches' Association; and 2-1 WHEREAS, Throughout the course of his outstanding career, 2-2 Coach Dippel has set standards of excellence for himself and his 2-3 players to which all can aspire and it is indeed appropriate that 2-4 he be honored at this time; now, therefore, be it 2-5 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 2-6 Legislature hereby congratulate Coach Larry Dippel on his 2-7 remarkable achievements and extend to him sincere best wishes for 2-8 continued success; and, be it further 2-9 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-10 prepared for Coach Dippel as an expression of high regard by the 2-11 Texas House of Representatives.