Bill Text: MS SC690 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourning the loss of legendary Delta State University football Coach Horace Lowry McCool of Cleveland, Mississippi.
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2010-04-22 - Enrolled Bill Signed [SC690 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2010-SC690-Introduced.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2010 Regular Session
To: Rules
By: Senator(s) Dearing, Brown, Clarke, Jackson (11th), Simmons
Senate Concurrent Resolution 690
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION MOURNING THE LOSS OF LEGENDARY DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL COACH HORACE LOWRY MCCOOL OF CLEVELAND, MISSISSIPPI, AND EXTENDING THE SYMPATHY OF THE LEGISLATURE.
WHEREAS, the Delta State University Community and the State of Mississippi is mourning the loss of one of its former football coaches. Coach Horace Lowry McCool, 81, of Cleveland, Mississippi, died March 23, 2010; and
WHEREAS, Coach McCool served as the Head Football Coach of the Statesmen from 1961-1973. Over the 13 seasons he led, the football team recorded 76 wins, 48 losses and 3 ties. The first six years of his reign were marked as winning seasons, with a 41-15 record. McCool is the only Delta State Coach to have six consecutive winning seasons. His 76 wins still stand as the all-time record for a Head Football Coach at the University; and
WHEREAS, on October 6, 2007, the Delta State University Stadium was named in his honor. "I am honored beyond words," said McCool at the time. "Delta State has always been such an important part of my life and for over 30 years I called it home"; and
WHEREAS, McCool spent 25 years in the Delta State Athletic Department as a Coach and Administrator. He then went on to serve as the University Physical Plant Director. He was a Charter Member of the Delta State Athletic Hall of Fame. He received the McHardy Service Award in 1978 and the Johnny Vaught Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997; and
WHEREAS, he was a past member of the National Football Coaches Association, the National Athletic Directors Association, the Mississippi Education Association, the National Education Association, the Red Red Rose (Mississippi Chapter), Phi Delta Kappa and the Cleveland First Baptist Church; and
WHEREAS, Coach McCool, as is the case with most successful coaches, would have been successful in business, or the military or any field he had chosen. Boo Ferriss, the man who promoted McCool to Head Coach at Delta State University, said "Horace had some mighty fine teams at Delta State, but he would have been successful at any level. I can't begin to tell you all the good he did at Delta State." McCool, after succeeding Ferriss as the school's Athletic Director, was the driving force behind reinstating women's basketball at Delta State University and hiring Margaret Wade as the Head Coach. Before long, that program won three National Championships that would not have happened if it had not been for Coach McCool; and
WHEREAS, he is preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Bole McCool. Survivors include two sons: Mike McCool and Scott McCool; a daughter: Memorie Naron; seven grandchildren: Paige Latorre, Mary Michael McCool, Anne Lowery McCool, Thomas McCool, Lane McCool, Khaki McCool and David Naron; and one great-grandchild: Elliott Latorre; and
WHEREAS, Coach McCool had an immense impact on Delta State University during the 30 years he worked there and had an immense impact on Mississippi sports:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING THEREIN, That we do hereby mourn the loss of legendary Delta State University Football Coach Horace Lowry McCool of Cleveland, Mississippi, and extend to his surviving family our sympathy on his passing.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this resolution be presented to the surviving family of Coach McCool, forwarded to the President of Delta State University and made available to the Capitol Press Corps.
