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By:  Hunter                                                       H.R. No. 1219



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Bobby Morrow, world-renowned three gold medal 
winner in the Track and Field Championships at the Olympic Games of 
1956 held in Sydney, Australia, will celebrate in 2006 the 50th 
Anniversary of his historic feat; and
	WHEREAS, He was considered to be the "fastest human in the 
world" because of his winning the 100 meter dash and also the 200 
meter dash in a world record time of 20.75 seconds in the world 
Olympics; and
	WHEREAS, His accomplishments in the 100 meter dash, the 200 
meter dash, and the 4 X 100 relay team at this world-class event 
were heralded by the news media in every country of the world and he 
graced the covers of LIFE MAGAZINE and SPORTS ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE 
among many other publications; and
	WHEREAS, He personally appeared on numerous community radio 
and television networks including, the syndicated Ed Sullivan Show 
and What's My Line; and
	WHEREAS, He was named one of the Nine Great Living Americans 
by the United States Chamber of Commerce in 1957 and was received by 
the President and Vice President of the United States and numerous 
Mayors and Governors across America; and
	WHEREAS, One of his Gold Medals resides in the Smithsonian 
Institution in Washington D.C.; another of his medals was given by 
him to the Texas Sports Hall of Fame; and his third gold medal to his 
Alma Mater, Abilene Christian University, and it has recently been 
displayed in the Bob Bullock Texas History Museum's, Sports Legends 
Exhibit in our state capital city; and
	WHEREBY, Bobby Morrow grew up in the Rio Grande Valley where 
he graduated from San Benito High School as one of the premiere 
track and field high school athletes in America, and
	WHEREAS, He is the proud father of twins, Ron Morrow of 
Euless, Texas and Vicki Morrow Watson of Hurst, Texas and another 
daughter Elizabeth Kelton of Austin, Texas, and he and his wife, 
Judy, now reside in Sealy, Texas near Houston; and
	WHEREAS, He will be forever remembered as a one of a kind 
champion who brought fame to the great state of Texas and the United 
States of America, which he represented in international 
competitions and has been admired around the world by young and old 
alike from all walks of life; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby salute Bobby Morrow for his lifetime 
achievements upon the golden anniversary of his three gold medal 
victories in the Olympic Games; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Bobby Morrow and his family.