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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Braden Mann, the punter for the Texas A&M University |
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football team, enjoyed a record-breaking season in 2018; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Houston, Mr. Mann is a summa cum laude |
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graduate of Cypress Fairbanks High School, where he earned Under |
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Armour All-American honors in 2015; after becoming a member of the |
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Aggies football team, he served primarily as a kickoff specialist |
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during his first two years in the college ranks; for his junior |
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season in 2018, he became the team's punter and excelled in the |
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role; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of the year, Mr. Mann set multiple |
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NCAA records, including highest average yards per punt in a season |
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at 51.0 as well as the highest average in a single game at 60.8; he |
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also established a new mark for punts of 60 yards or longer in a |
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season with 14; he closed out the campaign by booting three punts |
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for a total of 145 yards in the Gator Bowl, contributing to the |
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Aggies' dominant 52-13 victory over North Carolina State; and |
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WHEREAS, Among the many accolades Mr. Mann received for his |
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stellar efforts were the Ray Guy Award as the nation's top |
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collegiate punter and unanimous recognition as an All-American; |
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moreover, he was selected as a first-team All-Southeastern |
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Conference honoree and as the SEC Special Teams Player of the Year; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Braden Mann has proven himself to be one of the |
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finest punters in college football, and his achievements have |
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furthered the Lone Star State's considerable reputation for |
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producing outstanding competitors on the gridiron; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Braden Mann on his record-setting |
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2018 season and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Mann as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Oliverson |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 327 was adopted by the House on March |
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13, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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