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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Grant Teaff is retiring as the executive director of |
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the American Football Coaches Association in 2016, after more than |
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two decades of exemplary service; and |
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WHEREAS, During his notable career as a college coach, Grant |
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Teaff served as an assistant coach at Texas Tech University and as a |
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head coach at McMurry College and Angelo State University before |
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taking over as head coach at Baylor University in 1972; he led the |
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Bears to new levels of success on the gridiron over the next 20 |
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years, winning a number of prestigious accolades and capturing |
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multiple conference championships; by the time he retired in 1992, |
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he was the school's all-time leader in football victories; and |
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WHEREAS, Coach Teaff became executive director of the AFCA in |
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1994, and under his direction, the organization has expanded its |
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membership and excelled in its goal of addressing important issues |
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affecting football coaches and the sport of college football; he |
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has worked diligently in behalf of all AFCA coaches, expanding the |
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group's board of trustees to ensure fair representation and |
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advocating for a larger role for assistant and minority coaches; he |
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has made student-athlete safety a critical part of the group's |
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efforts, and he has contributed to the ongoing educational and |
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personal development of AFCA members by establishing the American |
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Football Coaches Foundation; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan is highly respected for his |
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knowledge about a wide range of topics relating to college |
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football, and he has served as a member of the board for the |
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National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame, USA |
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Football, and the National Operating Committee on Standards for |
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Athletic Equipment; moreover, he volunteers his time and talents to |
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benefit the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, serving as a guest |
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speaker and raising funds for the organization; and |
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WHEREAS, Grant Teaff's expertise and passion for the game of |
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football have greatly benefited the AFCA and earned him the |
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admiration of his fellow coaches, and he may reflect with |
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satisfaction on all that he has achieved as he looks ahead to the |
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next exciting chapter of his life; 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 Grant Teaff on his retirement as |
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executive director of the American Football Coaches Association and |
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extend to him sincere best wishes 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 Teaff as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |