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H.R. No. 1717
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Head coach and assistant athletic director Clyde
Hart of Baylor University has established one of the premier track
and field programs in the nation; and
WHEREAS, A 1956 graduate of Baylor University, Coach Hart has
coached 466 All-American athletes during his 42-year career at
Baylor; his men's team consistently places in the NCAA's Top 10, and
the women's squad regularly generates NCAA All-Americans as well as
national and conference champions; and
WHEREAS, Known for producing multiple Olympic gold medal
winners, Coach Hart trained world-renowned athlete Michael
Johnson, who won gold in the individual 400-meter race at the 1996
and 2000 Summer Olympics; he was followed by Jeremy Wariner, who
earned gold in the 400-meter individual race and then won the
1,600-meter relay with Baylor teammate Darold Williamson at the
2004 Summer Olympics; and
WHEREAS, Coach Hart has been named the 1996 and 2004 Coach of
the Year by the U.S. Olympic Committee, the 1989 and 1996 NCAA
Indoor Coach of the Year, and the 2004 Nike Coach of the Year by USA
Track and Field; he has been inducted into the USA Track and Field
Coaches Association Hall of Fame, the Texas Sports Hall of Fame, and
the Baylor University Hall of Fame and Wall of Honor; and
WHEREAS, For his many achievements, Coach Hart became the
first living person to have a facility named after him at Baylor,
where the track team competes in the Hart-Patterson Track and Field
Complex; a man who possesses a remarkable combination of
experience, knowledge, and motivational expertise, Coach Hart
brings out the best in his athletes, and he makes immeasurable
contributions to their abilities to compete and win at the highest
levels; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby commend Coach Clyde Hart for his unparalleled
success as the track and field head coach at Baylor University and
extend to him best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Coach Hart as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Jones of Dallas
Anderson
Dunnam
Craddick Geren Menendez
Allen of Harris Giddings Merritt
Allen of Dallas Gonzales Miller
Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Moreno of Harris
Anchia Goodman Moreno of El Paso
Anderson Goolsby Morrison
Bailey Griggs Mowery
Baxter Grusendorf Naishtat
Berman Guillen Nixon
Blake Haggerty Noriega
Bohac Hamilton Oliveira
Bonnen Hamric Olivo
Branch Hardcastle Orr
Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Otto
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Paxton
Burnam Hegar Pena
Callegari Herrero Phillips
Campbell Hilderbran Pickett
Casteel Hill Pitts
Castro Hochberg Puente
Chavez Hodge Quintanilla
Chisum Homer Raymond
Coleman Hope Reyna
Cook of Navarro Hopson Riddle
Cook of Colorado Howard Ritter
Corte Hughes Rodriguez
Crabb Hunter Rose
Crownover Hupp Seaman
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Dallas Jackson Smith of Harris
Dawson Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solis
Denny Keel Solomons
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Strama
Driver Keffer of Eastland Straus
Dukes King of Parker Swinford
Dunnam King of Zavala Talton
Dutton Kolkhorst Taylor
Edwards Krusee Thompson
Eiland Kuempel Truitt
Eissler Laney Turner
Elkins Laubenberg Uresti
Escobar Leibowitz Van Arsdale
Farabee Luna Veasey
Farrar Madden Villarreal
Flores Martinez Vo
Flynn Martinez Fischer West
Frost McCall Wong
Gallego McClendon Woolley
Gattis McReynolds Zedler
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1717 was adopted by the House on May
18, 2005, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House