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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Jim Cliburn received well-deserved recognition when |
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he was inducted into the Coastal Bend Coaches Association Hall of |
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Honor at a banquet held in Corpus Christi on January 17, 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, Jim Cliburn began his notable career in football by |
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coaching for seven years in the Spring Branch Independent School |
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District, and he went on to work as an assistant coach for Hardin |
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and Hamshire-Fannett High Schools; and |
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WHEREAS, This skilled mentor spent nearly three decades on |
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the sidelines at Calallen High School in Corpus Christi, where he |
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served as offensive line coach and first assistant to head coach |
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Phil Danaher; the Wildcats enjoyed remarkable success during his |
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tenure, making 28 total playoff appearances and one trip to the |
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state championship game; Coach Cliburn was selected the District |
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30-4A Coach of the Year in 1999, becoming the first assistant coach |
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to ever claim the award; moreover, he was recognized for his |
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outstanding contributions to Calallen High when the school's weight |
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room was named in his honor; and |
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WHEREAS, With his exceptional ability to teach and motivate, |
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Jim Cliburn made a positive difference in the lives of hundreds of |
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young athletes, and in so doing he earned a place among the |
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legendary coaches of the Coastal Bend area; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Jim Cliburn on his induction into |
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the Coastal Bend Coaches Association Hall of Honor as a member of |
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the Class of 2015 and commend him on his many achievements; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Coach Cliburn as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |