Bill Text: TX SR10 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Eddie Hill Day in Wichita Falls.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2021-09-22 - Reported enrolled [SR10 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SR10-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Residents of Wichita Falls are gathering on | ||
| October 6, 2021, to pay tribute to hometown hero and motorsports | ||
| superstar Eddie Hill; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A champion racer on land and water, Eddie Hill has | ||
| been named the 2021 Legend of North Texas by the Museum of North | ||
| Texas History; in conjunction with that honor, Eddie Hill Day is | ||
| being celebrated to recognize his racing legacy and his | ||
| contributions to the Wichita Falls community; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in Longview on March 6, 1936, Mr. Hill | ||
| received his first racing trophy at age 11; he began building | ||
| dragster cars a few years later and continued to compete while | ||
| attending Texas A&M University; after earning his bachelor's | ||
| degree, he won the American Hot Rod Association championship in | ||
| 1959 and set several records over the course of the following | ||
| years, including one for breaking the 200-mile-per-hour barrier | ||
| in a gas-powered car; he is credited with numerous racing | ||
| innovations during this period, including introducing front | ||
| wings to dragsters and inventing the tire-smoking burnout, which | ||
| became standard practice for top fuel cars; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1966, Mr. Hill opened Eddie Hill's Fun Cycles, | ||
| beginning a successful Wichita Falls business that has continued | ||
| for more than five and a half decades; to promote the dealership, | ||
| he started racing motorcycles, earning over 100 trophies in the | ||
| next eight years; he shifted his focus to boat racing in 1974 and | ||
| went on to hold the Guinness World Record for fastest speed in a | ||
| propeller-driven boat in addition to winning regional, national, | ||
| and world championships, including two titles in the World Series | ||
| of Dragboat Racing; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A severe crash concluded his boat racing career, | ||
| but this determined competitor opted to return to asphalt drag | ||
| racing in 1985 following a two-decade absence from the sport; | ||
| three years later, he became the first person to break the | ||
| five-second barrier, and in 1993, at age 57, he became the oldest | ||
| person to win the National Hot Rod Association top fuel world | ||
| championship; he retired from drag racing for good in 1999 and | ||
| was inducted into the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame the | ||
| next year; he is also a member of the Motorsports Hall of Fame of | ||
| America and the Texas Motorsports Hall of Fame; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Throughout his life, Mr. Hill has drawn strength | ||
| from his religious faith; he also benefits from the love and | ||
| support of his wife of 37 years, Ercie, and his two children, | ||
| Sabrina and Dustin; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A world-renowned figure who has excelled in | ||
| multiple types of motorsports racing, Eddie Hill is a source of | ||
| great pride to the residents of Wichita Falls and the Lone Star | ||
| State, and he is indeed deserving of this prestigious honor; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th | ||
| Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commemorate Eddie Hill | ||
| Day in Wichita Falls and commend Mr. Hill for his many | ||
| achievements; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
| prepared for Eddie Hill as an expression of high regard from the | ||
| Texas Senate. | ||
| Springer | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on September 22, 2021. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
