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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Larry Edward Coker has been named the first head |
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football coach for The University of Texas at San Antonio, and his |
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arrival signals the start of an exciting new era in the university's |
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athletic program; and |
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WHEREAS, Best known for his tenure as head coach at the |
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University of Miami from 2001 to 2006, Larry Coker draws on 36 years |
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of coaching experience and can list among his accomplishments |
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winning the NCAA Division I-A national championship during the |
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2001-2002 season; and |
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WHEREAS, Coach Coker began his involvement in college |
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football as a player at Northeastern State University in Oklahoma |
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and earned bachelor's and master's degrees from the school; after |
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coaching for eight years at the high school level, he became the |
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quarterbacks and running backs coach at the University of Tulsa in |
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1979 and went on to prove his abilities in a range of assistant |
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coaching positions at Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, and Ohio State over |
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the course of the following 15 seasons; and |
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WHEREAS, He joined the staff at the University of Miami as |
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offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 1995, and he took |
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over as the Hurricanes head coach six years later; in his very first |
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season at the helm, Miami went undefeated and captured the national |
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championship; Coach Coker took his team back to the Bowl |
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Championship Series title game the following year and posted an |
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overall record of 60-15 during his six seasons at Miami, compiling |
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an exceptional .800 winning percentage; and |
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WHEREAS, Coach Coker will now put his expertise to work in |
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building The University of Texas at San Antonio football program, |
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and the institution's students, alumni, and supporters are |
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justifiably excited to welcome this proven leader to the Roadrunner |
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athletic program; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Larry Edward Coker on being named |
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the first head football coach for The University of Texas at San |
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Antonio and extend to him sincere best wishes for great success in |
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the years ahead; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Coach Coker as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |