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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 653
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to pay |
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tribute to Jody Conradt on the occasion of her retirement as head |
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coach of the women's basketball team of The University of Texas |
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at Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, A member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall |
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of Fame, Coach Conradt led the Lady Longhorns to 21 National |
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Collegiate Athletics Association tournaments, finishing in |
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11 Sweet Sixteens, five Elite Eights, and three Final Fours and |
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winning the national title in 1986 with a perfect 34-0 record, |
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the first women's program to go undefeated; and |
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WHEREAS, Coach Conradt was the first women's basketball |
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coach to reach 700 victories, and she recently celebrated her |
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900th career win; she finished her career with a record of |
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900-307, second all-time among all men's and women's college |
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basketball coaches; one of the most important statistics of |
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her storied career is that 99 percent of her players earned |
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their degrees; and |
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WHEREAS, Coach Conradt began her career at |
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The University of Texas at Austin in 1976 shortly after |
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the passage of Title IX, when women's sports still played |
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a minor role on campus and in society; due in large part to the |
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excellence of her teams and her outstanding leadership, Austin |
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has become one of the main centers for women's sports in the |
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United States; and |
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WHEREAS, Coach Conradt has been a pioneer for women's |
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sports in Texas, and she is justly deserving of appreciation |
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and admiration; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
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80th Legislature, hereby commend Coach Jody Conradt for her |
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dedication and her commitment to excellence and extend to her |
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best wishes for the retirement years ahead; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. |
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Watson |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on April 10, 2007. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |