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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, University of Texas sports fans bade farewell to a |
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renowned college baseball coach with the passing of August Edmun |
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Garrido Jr. on March 15, 2018, at the age of 79; and |
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WHEREAS, Augie Garrido was born in Vallejo, California, on |
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February 6, 1939; a member of the Fresno State University baseball |
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team, he was named all-conference and competed in the 1959 College |
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World Series; following graduation in 1961, he signed with the |
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Cleveland Indians and played six seasons in the minor leagues; and |
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WHEREAS, After launching his coaching career in 1966 at |
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Sierra High School in Tollhouse, California, Mr. Garrido rose to |
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the college ranks when he became head coach at San Francisco State |
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University in 1969, and he took charge of the Cal Poly program the |
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following year; named head coach at California State University, |
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Fullerton, in 1973, he produced three College World Series |
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champions in 21 total years with the Titans, and he also won two Big |
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10 Conference titles at the University of Illinois; and |
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WHEREAS, Coach Garrido brought his distinctive coaching |
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style to The University of Texas at Austin in 1997; under his |
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guidance, the Longhorns broke a six-year drought with a berth in the |
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2000 College World Series and went on to make seven additional CWS |
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appearances and to claim two national championships; UT also won |
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seven Big 12 Conference titles during his tenure, and when he |
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retired in 2016, he was college baseball's all-time winningest |
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coach with 1,975 victories; and |
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WHEREAS, Credited with the development of 15 Major League |
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Baseball first-round draft picks, Coach Garrido also mentored four |
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National Players of the Year and 53 All-Americans over the course of |
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his legendary career; moreover, he was a six-time National Coach of |
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the Year and was inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of |
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Fame and the Texas Sports Hall of Fame; and |
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WHEREAS, Widely considered one of the greatest college |
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baseball coaches of all time, Augie Garrido was beloved for his wit, |
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wisdom, and unique psychological approach to the game, and his |
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myriad achievements will continue to be remembered and admired for |
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many years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of August Edmun Garrido |
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Jr. and extend heartfelt sympathy to all those who mourn his |
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passing; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Augie |
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Garrido. |