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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Longtime high school baseball coach Bobby Moegle |
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received well-deserved recognition when he was inducted into the |
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Texas Sports Hall of Fame on February 18, 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, At the time of his retirement, Coach Moegle had |
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recorded more wins than any other baseball coach in the United |
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States, compiling 1,115 victories during his 40 seasons guiding the |
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team at Monterey High School in Lubbock; and |
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WHEREAS, Coach Moegle's tenure at Monterey began in 1960, |
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after he had spent three years as a player in the minor leagues with |
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the St. Louis Cardinals; he established a detail-oriented coaching |
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system that stressed fundamentals and teamwork, and he pushed his |
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players hard, inspiring them to reach their full potential; one of |
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his teaching tools was a written test with 263 questions that was |
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designed to help the players master strategy and communication; |
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nearly as famous as its creator, the exam has been on display at the |
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Texas Sports Hall of Fame since 1999; and |
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WHEREAS, Teams coached by this respected mentor reached the |
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state tournament 13 times, played in eight title games, and were |
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crowned state champion on four occasions, 1972, 1974, 1981, and |
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1996; over the course of his phenomenal career, Coach Moegle won 8 |
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of every 10 games that he coached; in recognition of his |
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accomplishments, he earned one national coach of the year accolade |
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and three state honors; and |
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WHEREAS, Beyond the numbers, his success can be measured by |
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the positive effect he had on the lives of those he tutored; more |
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than 100 of the young men he coached secured college scholarships; |
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several reached the major leagues, and others have distinguished |
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themselves outside of athletics; the high regard in which he is held |
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by his players was made clear in 1997, when over 50 former Plainsmen |
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were on hand to honor their coach as Monterey High School renamed |
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its diamond Moegle Field; and |
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WHEREAS, With his exceptional ability to teach and inspire, |
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Bobby Moegle transformed the Monterey High School team into a |
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baseball dynasty while helping countless young athletes to succeed |
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on and off the field, and he has earned a place among the legendary |
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figures of Texas high school athletics; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Bobby Moegle on his induction into |
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the Texas Sports Hall of Fame and extend to him sincere best wishes |
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for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Coach Moegle as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Frullo |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1251 was adopted by the House on April |
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17, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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