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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Herman A. Meyer Jr., a legendary figure in the |
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history of the St. Mary's University men's basketball program, |
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passed away on February 4, 2022; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in 1940, "Buddy" Meyer enrolled at St. Mary's |
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in 1961 and quickly gained acclaim on the basketball court; the |
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first Rattlers player to be selected to the All-Big State |
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Conference First Team in four different years, he was also an |
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Honorable Mention NAIA All-American and helped lead St. Mary's to |
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the national tournament in 1964; after graduating in 1965, he |
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became head basketball coach at Antonian College Preparatory High |
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School, guiding the team to the state championship in 1968; and |
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WHEREAS, That same year, Coach Meyer returned to St. Mary's, |
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and he served as an assistant coach for a decade before taking the |
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reins as head basketball coach in 1978; over the course of a |
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remarkable tenure spanning 27 seasons, he led the Rattlers to 530 |
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wins, 17 conference titles, 13 appearances in the NAIA National |
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Tournament, and 4 trips to the NCAA Division II South Central Region |
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Tournament; his crowning achievement came in 1989, when St. Mary's |
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won the NAIA national championship, and he was named National Coach |
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of the Year; he further distinguished himself as athletics director |
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from 1980 to 2001 and helped the school transition from the NAIA to |
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the NCAA Division II ranks; and |
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WHEREAS, Coach Meyer's many accolades include induction into |
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the NAIA Hall of Fame, the San Antonio Sports Hall of Fame, and the |
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St. Mary's Athletics Hall of Fame; moreover, his No. 44 jersey was |
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retired in 2003, and the Rattlers home court was named in honor of |
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Coach Meyer and his wife, Anna, in 2007; and |
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WHEREAS, Renowned for his commitment to the student-athletes |
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he mentored, Buddy Meyer left an indelible mark on the St. Mary's |
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basketball program, and his achievements as a player, coach, and |
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athletics director will long endure; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Herman A. Meyer Jr. |
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and extend deepest condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Anna Meyer; to his siblings, Fred and Susan; to his children, |
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Suzanne, Mary Beth, Jennifer, and Herman; to his grandchildren; and |
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to all who mourn his 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 Buddy |
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Meyer. |