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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Phil Danaher, head football coach and athletic |
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director at Calallen High School in Corpus Christi, earned the |
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distinction of becoming the winningest coach in Texas high school |
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football history with his 427th career victory on November 3, 2016; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, This record-breaking win came in front of a home |
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crowd at Wildcat Stadium in the District 30-5A title game against |
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Flour Bluff High School; following three quarters of evenly matched |
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play, the Wildcats erupted in the final frame, notching three |
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touchdowns to clinch the district crown with a final score of 31-7; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Danaher graduated from Harlingen High School, |
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where he participated in four sports and was named the football |
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team's most valuable player for two consecutive years; awarded a |
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football scholarship to Angelo State University, he completed his |
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degree there in 1971 and then accepted a position as assistant |
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football coach at Edison High School in San Antonio; in 1974, he was |
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hired as athletic director and head football coach at Dilley High |
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School; he later served in those roles at Hamshire-Fannett High |
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School for six years before assuming the same positions in the |
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Calallen Independent School District in 1984; and |
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WHEREAS, During his second year at Calallen, Coach Danaher |
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guided the Wildcats to their first postseason in nearly three |
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decades, sparking a run of 32 consecutive playoff berths, the |
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longest active streak in Texas; over the course of his tenure, the |
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Wildcats have made 11 appearances in the state semifinals, and they |
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advanced all the way to the finals in 2005 and 2016; his outstanding |
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legacy was recognized in 2009 when the field inside Wildcat Stadium |
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was renamed in his honor; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Coach Danaher is blessed with |
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the love and support of his wife, Anita, and he takes tremendous |
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pride in their three children, Cody, Wes, and Brittany; and |
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WHEREAS, By setting a new standard of success, Coach Danaher |
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has burnished his reputation as one of the top high school football |
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coaches in the Lone Star State, and he may take justifiable pride in |
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his unparalleled record of achievement; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Phil Danaher on becoming the |
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winningest high school football coach in Texas history and extend |
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to 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 Danaher as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |