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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Clyde Hart is retiring as the director of track and |
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field at Baylor University at the end of the 2019 season, drawing to |
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a close a legendary career in which he helped build the university's |
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program into one of the most successful in the nation; and |
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WHEREAS, A Baylor track standout who graduated in 1956, |
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Mr. Hart first coached at Little Rock Central High School in |
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Arkansas; he was named Baylor's head track coach in 1963 and became |
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director of track and field in 2005; with his guidance, the Bears |
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became a powerhouse in the sport, and his skill at grooming athletes |
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in the 400-meter dash, in particular, earned the school the |
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nickname of "Quarter-Miler U"; through the 2019 indoor season, he |
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had coached a total of 34 national champions and 566 All-Americans, |
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with his men's 4x400-meter relay teams earning All-American honors |
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at 26 of the past 29 NCAA Outdoor Championships; moreover, he |
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mentored 9 Olympians who collected a total of 17 medals in the |
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games; and |
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WHEREAS, Highly respected by his peers, Coach Hart was |
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selected as the 1996, 2004, and 2006 National Track Coach of the |
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Year by the U.S. Olympic Committee, and he was named the 2009 |
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International Coach of the Year by the International Association of |
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Athletics Federations; in addition, he is a two-time NCAA National |
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Indoor Coach of the Year and a four-time Southwest Conference |
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Indoor Coach of the Year, and he was chosen as the Big 12 Women's |
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Indoor Coach of the Year in 2005; his elite stature at Baylor is |
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reflected in his receipt of the university's Distinguished |
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Achievement Award, in his inclusion in the school's Wall of Honor |
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and Athletic Hall of Fame, and in the naming of the Clyde Hart Track |
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and Field Stadium; his long list of accolades also includes |
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membership in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches |
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Association Hall of Fame and the Texas Sports Hall of Fame; and |
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WHEREAS, For 56 years, the Baylor University track and field |
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program has greatly benefited from Clyde Hart's vision, leadership, |
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and commitment to excellence, and he may indeed reflect with pride |
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on his extraordinary achievements; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Clyde Hart on his retirement as the |
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director of track and field at Baylor University and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for continued happiness and fulfillment; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Coach Hart as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |