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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Roberto Gonzalez of Falfurrias has been featured by |
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the National Hispanic Sports Hall of Fame in recognition of his |
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remarkable career as a high school and collegiate athlete; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Gonzalez excelled in track and cross-country as |
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a student at Falfurrias High School; he was especially impressive |
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at running the mile, winning that event at the University |
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Interscholastic League Class 3A state meet for four consecutive |
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years and setting a national freshman record and establishing state |
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records for his grade level during his sophomore, junior, and |
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senior years; notably, his time of 4 minutes, 7.4 seconds, which he |
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set as a senior, remained the state meet record in the mile until |
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1980, when the UIL switched to distances measured in meters; and |
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WHEREAS, Named to the All-State team each year of high |
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school, Mr. Gonzalez was a high school All-American in 1966 and |
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1967; he won 37 of the 43 mile events that he entered as a high |
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school student, including a remarkable 31 in a row, and set 32 meet |
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records during his career; he also won the individual state |
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cross-country title as a sophomore, junior, and senior and led the |
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Falfurrias High School cross-country team to state titles in 1965 |
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and 1966; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Gonzalez continued his education and his |
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athletic career as a student-athlete at Texas A&I University in |
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Kingsville, where he starred on the track team and earned |
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bachelor's and master's degrees; he led the Javelinas to the Lone |
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Star Conference championship in 1969, winning the LSC title in the |
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880 and the mile, and helped secure the 1970 conference title as |
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well; named to the All-LSC team for four consecutive years, he was |
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inducted into the school's athletic hall of fame in 1981; and |
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WHEREAS, Opting for a career in education, Mr. Gonzalez |
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became the coach of the Falfurrias High School track team in 1972 |
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and served in that capacity until moving into school administration |
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in the mid-1980s; he is now the superintendent of the charter school |
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in Encino; and |
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WHEREAS, An inspiration to countless friends and fans, |
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Roberto Gonzalez has demonstrated a commitment to excellence as an |
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athlete, student, and educator, and it is a pleasure to honor this |
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noteworthy gentleman at this time; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize Roberto Gonzalez on his memorable |
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achievements as a high school and collegiate athlete and commend |
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him for his longtime commitment to educating the young people of |
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Texas; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Gonzalez as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |