Bill Text: TX HR1743 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Clyde Hart on his retirement as the director of track and field at Baylor University.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-27 - Reported enrolled [HR1743 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1743-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1743 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Clyde Hart is retiring as the director of track and | ||
| field at Baylor University at the end of the 2019 season, drawing to | ||
| a close a legendary career in which he helped build the university's | ||
| program into one of the most successful in the nation; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A Baylor track standout who graduated in 1956, | ||
| Mr. Hart first coached at Little Rock Central High School in | ||
| Arkansas; he was named Baylor's head track coach in 1963 and became | ||
| director of track and field in 2005; with his guidance, the Bears | ||
| became a powerhouse in the sport, and his skill at grooming athletes | ||
| in the 400-meter dash, in particular, earned the school the | ||
| nickname of "Quarter-Miler U"; through the 2019 indoor season, he | ||
| had coached a total of 34 national champions and 566 All-Americans, | ||
| with his men's 4x400-meter relay teams earning All-American honors | ||
| at 26 of the past 29 NCAA Outdoor Championships; moreover, he | ||
| mentored 9 Olympians who collected a total of 17 medals in the | ||
| games; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Highly respected by his peers, Coach Hart was | ||
| selected as the 1996, 2004, and 2006 National Track Coach of the | ||
| Year by the U.S. Olympic Committee, and he was named the 2009 | ||
| International Coach of the Year by the International Association of | ||
| Athletics Federations; in addition, he is a two-time NCAA National | ||
| Indoor Coach of the Year and a four-time Southwest Conference | ||
| Indoor Coach of the Year, and he was chosen as the Big 12 Women's | ||
| Indoor Coach of the Year in 2005; his elite stature at Baylor is | ||
| reflected in his receipt of the university's Distinguished | ||
| Achievement Award, in his inclusion in the school's Wall of Honor | ||
| and Athletic Hall of Fame, and in the naming of the Clyde Hart Track | ||
| and Field Stadium; his long list of accolades also includes | ||
| membership in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches | ||
| Association Hall of Fame and the Texas Sports Hall of Fame; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For 56 years, the Baylor University track and field | ||
| program has greatly benefited from Clyde Hart's vision, leadership, | ||
| and commitment to excellence, and he may indeed reflect with pride | ||
| on his extraordinary achievements; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Clyde Hart on his retirement as the | ||
| director of track and field at Baylor University and extend to him | ||
| sincere best wishes for continued happiness and fulfillment; and, | ||
| be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Coach Hart as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Anderson | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1743 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 24, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
