SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 939
	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 National 
Collegiate Athletic Association's Top 10, and the women's squad 
regularly generates National Collegiate Athletic Association 
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 United States Olympic Committee, the 1989 and 
1996 National Collegiate Athletic Association 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 Senate of the State of Texas, 
79th 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 from the 
Texas Senate.
                                                                         Averitt




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    President of the Senate
 
    I hereby certify that the 
above Resolution was adopted by 
the Senate on May 18, 2005.



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    Secretary of the Senate



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     Member, Texas Senate