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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Jeff Traylor, former head football coach at Gilmer |
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High School, has been inducted into the Texas High School Football |
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Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2025; and |
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WHEREAS, A Gilmer native and a 1986 graduate of Gilmer High |
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School, Jeff Traylor earned a spot on the Stephen F. Austin State |
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University football team as a walk-on player; he began his coaching |
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career in 1990 as an assistant at Big Sandy High School, and he |
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subsequently served for seven years as a passing coordinator, |
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defensive backs coach, receivers coach, and special teams |
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coordinator at Jacksonville High School; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2001, Coach Traylor took the helm of the gridiron |
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squad at his high school alma mater; he built a powerhouse program |
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during his tenure as Gilmer's head coach, leading the Buckeyes to |
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state championships in 2004, 2009, and 2014, two state runner-up |
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finishes, and 12 district crowns; a four-time Texas High School |
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Coach of the Year, he posted an outstanding overall record of |
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175-26, with his .871 winning percentage ranking 10th all-time in |
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state high school football history; while at Gilmer, he also |
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produced two perfect 16-0 seasons and three 15-win campaigns; and |
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WHEREAS, Following his departure from Gilmer in 2014, Coach |
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Traylor joined the coaching staffs at The University of Texas, |
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Southern Methodist University, and the University of Arkansas, |
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rising to the title of associate head coach at all three schools; in |
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December 2019, he was named head football coach at The University of |
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Texas at San Antonio; he immediately set about building a winning |
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culture, and through five seasons, he has led the Roadrunners to a |
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pair of conference championships and five consecutive bowl berths |
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highlighted by back-to-back bowl victories in 2023 and 2024; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his exceptional ability to mentor young |
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athletes, Jeff Traylor has distinguished himself as one of the Lone |
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Star State's elite football coaches, and he is indeed deserving of |
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this prestigious accolade; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature |
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hereby congratulate Jeff Traylor on his induction into the Texas |
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High School Football Hall of Fame and extend to him sincere best |
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wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Coach Traylor as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas Senate. |