H.R. No. 583

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Willie Fritz, the head football coach at Sam Houston
	State University, has been chosen as the Liberty Mutual NCAA
	Division I Football Championship Subdivision Coach of the Year for
	2012, and this notable accolade follows a successful season in
	which he led his team to its second consecutive Southland
	Conference championship; and
	WHEREAS, Sponsored by Liberty Mutual Insurance in
	partnership with the National Football Foundation and the College
	Football Hall of Fame, the Coach of the Year accolade honors
	sportsmanship, integrity, responsibility, and excellence both on
	and off the field; the award provides Coach Fritz with $20,000 to
	donate to the SHSU Alumni Association and $50,000 to donate to
	charity, and the coach has selected the Lone Survivor Foundation
	and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes as the recipients of the
	funds; and
	WHEREAS, Since taking the helm at SHSU in 2010, Willie Fritz
	has established himself as one of the top coaches in the NCAA
	Football Championship Subdivision; in both 2011 and 2012, the
	Bearkats won the Southland Conference title and competed in the
	national championship game; moreover, many SHSU players have
	achieved All-Conference and All-American honors under the
	direction of Coach Fritz, and team members have been finalists for
	the Walter Payton and Buck Buchanan Awards; and
	WHEREAS, Coach Fritz also places a strong emphasis on
	academics, which has resulted in numerous Bearkats earning a place
	on academic honor rolls; in addition, the coach, his staff, and
	members of the squad play a positive role in the local community by
	participating in food drives, by raising funds for the Ronald
	McDonald House and wounded veterans, and by helping schoolchildren
	develop their reading skills; and
	WHEREAS, The expertise and commitment demonstrated by Coach
	Fritz are further reflected in the numerous other awards he has
	received; the American Football Coaches Association has twice
	selected him as Regional Coach of the Year, and in 2011 he was voted
	the association's National Coach of the Year and the Southland
	Conference Coach of the Year; and
	WHEREAS, Before beginning his tenure at SHSU, Coach Fritz
	spent 13 years leading the football program at the University of
	Central Missouri, where he became the school's winningest coach;
	and
	WHEREAS, With his latest accomplishments, Willie Fritz has
	advanced the outstanding reputation of Bearkat athletics, and his
	work is greatly appreciated by the university's supporters and by
	sports fans from throughout the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be
	it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
	Legislature hereby congratulate Willie Fritz on being named the
	Liberty Mutual NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision
	Coach of the Year for 2012 and commend him for guiding the Sam
	Houston State University football team to its second consecutive
	Southland Conference championship; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Coach Fritz as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.
	Otto
	Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira
	Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr
	Alonzo Gooden Otto
	Alvarado Guerra Paddie
	Anchia Guillen Parker
	Anderson Gutierrez Patrick
	Ashby Harless Perez
	Aycock Harper-Brown Perry
	Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips
	Bohac Herrero Pickett
	Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts
	Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price
	Branch Huberty Raney
	Burkett Hughes Ratliff
	Burnam Hunter Raymond
	Button Isaac Reynolds
	Callegari Johnson Riddle
	Canales Kacal Ritter
	Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
	Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis
	Clardy King of Parker Rose
	Coleman King of Taylor Sanford
	Collier King of Zavala Schaefer
	Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets
	Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell
	Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell
	Creighton Krause Simmons
	Crownover Kuempel Simpson
	Dale Larson Smith
	Darby Laubenberg Smithee
	Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer
	J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson
	S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland
	Deshotel Longoria Strama
	Dukes Lozano Taylor
	Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria
	Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris
	Elkins Martinez Toth
	Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin
	Farias McClendon Turner of Harris
	Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant
	Farrar Miles Villalba
	Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal
	Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
	Frank Moody Walle
	Frullo Morrison White
	Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman
	Giddings Murphy Wu
	Goldman Naishtat Zedler
	Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 583 was adopted by the House on March 5,
	2013, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House