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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Former Dallas Cowboys head coach Jimmy Johnson is |
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receiving the ultimate accolade from his peers with his |
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enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a member of the |
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Class of 2020; and |
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WHEREAS, Celebrated as the architect of the Super Bowl |
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champion Cowboys teams of the 1990s, Coach Johnson will be |
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officially inducted during Enshrinement Week in August 2021; and |
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WHEREAS, Born and raised in Port Arthur, Jimmy Johnson first |
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gained acclaim at Thomas Jefferson High School, where he earned |
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All-State honors as a two-way lineman; at the University of |
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Arkansas, he was named an All-Southwest Conference defensive |
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lineman and helped the team win the 1964 league championship; he |
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started his coaching career at the age of 22 as an assistant at |
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Louisiana Tech University before subsequent stops at Picayune |
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Memorial High School in Mississippi, Wichita State, Iowa State, |
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Oklahoma, Arkansas, and the University of Pittsburgh; and |
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WHEREAS, His work as a head coach began in 1979 at Oklahoma |
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State; after five seasons and two bowl appearances with the school, |
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he took the helm at the University of Miami in 1984 and led the |
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Hurricanes to one of the greatest runs in college football history; |
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the team won 36 straight regular season games from 1985 to 1988 and |
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secured two Orange Bowl titles and the 1987 national championship; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In 1989, his former Razorback teammate Jerry Jones |
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hired Coach Johnson to take charge of the Dallas Cowboys; with his |
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superb ability to find talented players, he helped return |
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"America's Team" to glory, gradually building the franchise into a |
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title contender through a series of shrewd acquisitions; during his |
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tenure, he was named Associated Press Coach of the Year in 1990 and |
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guided the Cowboys to consecutive Super Bowl victories in 1993 and |
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1994; he left the team after their second championship, having |
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compiled an overall record of 51-37 and an impressive 7-1 mark in |
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the postseason; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Johnson returned to the NFL sidelines in 1996 as |
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head coach of the Miami Dolphins; he helped the team reach the |
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playoffs in three of his four seasons with the organization before |
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retiring from coaching; he has been a beloved fixture on the FOX NFL |
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Sunday broadcasts for the past two decades; and |
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WHEREAS, The first head coach to lead teams to championships |
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at both the collegiate and professional levels, Jimmy Johnson |
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distinguished himself as an admired leader who was renowned for his |
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ability to motivate players, and he is indeed deserving of a place |
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alongside the legendary figures of the game; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Jimmy Johnson on his enshrinement |
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in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and extend to him sincere best |
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wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Coach Johnson as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Raymond |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1051 was adopted by the House on May |
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14, 2021, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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