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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Rod Humphries, an Australian-born author, sports |
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journalist, and television writer, has added U.S. citizenship to |
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his long list of achievements; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Humphries began his extensive career in sports |
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journalism with the Sydney Morning Herald and its sister newspaper, |
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the Sun Herald; over many years as an international sports |
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columnist, he has had the opportunity to interview sports icons |
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such as track and field legend Jesse Owens and heavyweight boxing |
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champion Joe Frazier and to cover some of the most memorable events |
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in the world of sports; in 1975, he made his foray into television |
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as the head writer of Australia's award-winning This is Your Life |
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program, and in 1976, he was the subject of a national documentary |
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called Action Replay that chronicled a day in his life as a sports |
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journalist; and |
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WHEREAS, After traveling to the United States to write a book |
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on tennis in 1977, Mr. Humphries was offered a job by Lamar Hunt, |
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the famed Texas oilman and sports promoter, in his World |
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Championship Tennis organization; beginning as its director of |
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public relations and tournaments, Mr. Humphries later became chief |
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operating officer of WCT, an international tour that spanned 12 |
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countries; in 1980 and 1981, he wrote tennis specials about the WCT |
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tour for ESPN, which were some of the first documentaries produced |
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by the network in its early days; from 1986 to 1988, he was the media |
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director for the Lipton International Players Championship; and |
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WHEREAS, As he settled into his new home in the U.S., |
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Mr. Humphries continued to write regular columns and produce radio |
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reports for Australian audiences on American and international |
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sports; his column "This is America" appeared in the Sun Herald, and |
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his column "Stateside" was published in the national newspaper The |
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Australian for more than a decade; he also authored the bestseller |
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Lionel Rose: Australian about the indigenous Australian boxer, |
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along with several other books, Love and Faults, The Doberman |
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Pinscher, and Little League to the Major Leagues; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than four decades, the United States has |
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benefited from the hard work, talent, and dedication that Rod |
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Humphries has brought to all of his endeavors, and it is a pleasure |
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to recognize him as he celebrates the culmination of his long |
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journey to American citizenship; 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 Rod Humphries on becoming a citizen |
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of the United States of America and extend to him sincere best |
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wishes for continued happiness in his adopted country; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Humphries as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Jetton |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1346 was adopted by the House on May |
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26, 2021, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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