H.R. No. 1180



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The history of men's collegiate basketball in the 
State of Texas cannot be told without paying homage to legendary 
coach Guy V. Lewis, who built the University of Houston Cougars' 
program into a national powerhouse; and
	WHEREAS, A captain on the Houston basketball team that won 
two Lone Star Conference championships, Mr. Lewis returned to his 
alma mater in 1953 as an assistant coach, and moved up to the head 
coaching position three years later; and
	WHEREAS, Over the course of the next three decades, this 
superb coach led his Cougar teams to 592 victories, five NCAA Final 
Four appearances, 14 NCAA tournament berths, two Southwest 
Conference regular season championships, and four Southwest 
Conference postseason tournament titles; and
	WHEREAS, An extraordinary assessor of hoops talent, Coach 
Lewis recruited 15 players who went on to become All-Americans, 
including such greats as Elvin Hayes, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Clyde 
Drexler, and had 29 of his Cougars selected in the NBA draft; and
	WHEREAS, He garnered national Coach of the Year honors in 
1968 and 1983, is the recipient of the inaugural Don Haskins Texas 
Lifetime Achievement Award and an inductee into the University of 
Houston Hall of Honor, and received the singular honor of having the 
Hofheinz Pavilion basketball floor named the "Guy V. Lewis Court" 
in 1995; and
	WHEREAS, Throughout his storied career with the University of 
Houston, Coach Lewis maintained a level of excellence that few can 
ever hope to duplicate, and it is indeed appropriate that he receive 
special legislative recognition at this time; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby congratulate Guy V. Lewis on his remarkable 
coaching career at the University of Houston and his outstanding 
contributions to collegiate basketball in the State of Texas; and, 
be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Coach Lewis as an expression of high regard by the 
Texas House of Representatives.

                                                                         Eissler

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                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 1180 was adopted by the House on May 
30, 2003, by a non-record vote.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House