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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Johnny Ringo has distinguished himself in his work |
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as the head football coach and athletic director at Plano East |
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Senior High School, and he is indeed deserving of recognition as he |
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concludes his tenure with the Plano Independent School District; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Coach Ringo graduated from The University of Texas |
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at Austin, where he was a talented receiver on the Longhorn football |
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squad that won the 1983 Southwest Conference championship; he |
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started his coaching career one year later at Austin Westlake, and |
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he went on to lead high school teams in Uvalde, Coppell, and Irving |
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and to serve on coaching staffs at UT, Texas Tech University, and |
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Southern Methodist University; his gift for developing innovative |
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offensive systems is credited with influencing many high school |
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programs to adopt pass-oriented spread formations after decades of |
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focusing on their running game; and |
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WHEREAS, During his nine seasons at Plano East, Coach Ringo |
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led the Panthers to the playoffs five times, and his 2006 team was |
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one of the top four in school history, posting a record of 10 wins |
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and 3 losses and advancing to the regional round of the postseason; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Widely respected by his peers, Coach Ringo has |
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garnered numerous accolades; he was named Dallas Morning News Coach |
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of the Year in 1999 and has been selected District Coach of the Year |
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three times and Dallas Cowboys High School Coach of the Week on four |
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occasions; in addition, he was a member of the Gatorade Coaches Care |
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Honor Roll in 1994 and was listed in the MaxPreps compilation of the |
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top 100 high school coaches in the United States in 2006; he served |
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as president of the Texas High School Coaches Association from 2012 |
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to 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, The dedication, professionalism, and commitment to |
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excellence demonstrated by Johnny Ringo have been a positive |
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influence on the young athletes he has guided at Plano East and the |
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other schools where he has worked, and he may reflect with pride on |
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his many achievements; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Johnny Ringo for the outstanding |
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leadership that he has demonstrated in guiding the football team |
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and athletic program at Plano East Senior High School and extend to |
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him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Coach Ringo as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Leach |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 3211 was adopted by the House on May |
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27, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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