79S31540 JHS-D

By:  Van Arsdale                                                  H.R. No. 450



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Longtime Longhorn baseball coach Cliff Gustafson 
has been selected for the inaugural class of the College Baseball 
Hall of Fame, and his induction into this unique sports shrine is 
indeed fitting, given his myriad contributions to college 
athletics; and
	WHEREAS, Head coach at The University of Texas at Austin from 
1968 to 1996, "Coach Gus" guided the Longhorns to an impressive 
1,466-377 record and two national titles in his 29 seasons at the 
helm of the school's baseball program; moreover, his 472-151 
conference record included a remarkable 22 Southwest Conference 
titles; and
	WHEREAS, Named National Coach of the Year in 1982 and 1983, 
the Kenedy, Texas, native coached 133 All-Southwest Conference 
players, including nine SWC Players of the Year; his teams featured 
six Academic All-Americans, 35 first-team All-Americans, 12 
second-team All-Americans, and nine third-team All-Americans; and
	WHEREAS, Coach Gustafson's roots with UT date back to 1952, 
when he played for the Longhorns on the Southwest Conference 
championship team that advanced to the NCAA College World Series; 
his coaching career also includes 14 seasons as head coach at South 
San Antonio High School and an astonishing seven Texas high school 
championship crowns; and
	WHEREAS, A member of the American Baseball Coaches 
Association Hall of Fame and the Texas Sports Hall of Fame, Coach 
Gustafson richly deserves his induction into the newly established 
College Baseball Hall of Fame; his record of success and 
achievement speaks for itself, and his impact on college baseball 
cannot be overstated; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Coach Cliff 
Gustafson on his selection to the inaugural class of the College 
Baseball Hall of Fame and commend him for his exemplary career as a 
coach and mentor for countless student–athletes at The University 
of Texas at Austin; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Coach Gustafson as an expression of high regard by the 
Texas House of Representatives.