Bill Text: TX SR91 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled

Texas Senate Resolution 91 (Prior Session Legislation)

Enrolled

Bill Title: Congratulating Willie Fritz of Sam Houston State University for being named the 2012 Liberty Mutual NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision Coach of the Year.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Passed) 2013-03-05 - Again read [SR91 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-SR91-Enrolled.html


	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 91
	WHEREAS, An outstanding football coach received
	well-deserved recognition when Willie Fritz of Sam Houston State
	University was named the 2012 Liberty Mutual National Collegiate
	Athletic Association Division I Football Championship
	Subdivision Coach of the Year; and
	WHEREAS, This prestigious award pays tribute to
	individuals who not only help their team to succeed on game day
	but who also demonstrate sportsmanship, integrity,
	responsibility, and a commitment to education; with his
	selection for this honor, Coach Fritz received $70,000, $20,000
	of which will fund student scholarships provided through the Sam
	Houston State University Alumni Association, with the remainder
	benefiting two charities chosen by the coach: the Lone Survivor
	Foundation, which helps support wounded United States military
	veterans and their families, and the Fellowship of Christian
	Athletes; and
	WHEREAS, Coach Fritz has compiled a 31-10 record during his
	three seasons as head coach, and he has guided the Bearkats to two
	Southland Conferen




	WHEREAS, Seven of Coach Fritz's athletes were named
	All-Americans in 2011 and five in 2012, and numerous players have
	received All-Southland Conference honors in recent years; the
	Bearkats have made a fine showing in the classroom as well; in the
	coach's first two seasons at Sam Houston State University, 70
	team members earned a place on the conference commissioner's
	honor roll, and in 2011 the university surpassed all of its
	Southland rivals in the number of football players on the
	academic conference team; and
	WHEREAS, Coach Fritz encourages his young charges to give
	back to their fellow citizens through community service, and
	players and staff take part in various projects to assist
	veterans, food banks, and other deserving causes; and
	WHEREAS, Coach Fritz draws on a broad range of experience;
	after playing football for Pittsburg State University, he
	coached at a number of different high schools and colleges and
	was a secondary and special teams coach at Sam Houston State
	University in the early 1990s; he went on to establish very
	successful records as the head coach of Blinn College and the
	University of Central Missouri before taking charge of the
	Bearkats in advance of the 2010 season; and
	WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Coach Fritz is supported
	by his loving wife, Susan, and he is the proud father of three
	children, Wesley, Elaine, and Brooke; and
	WHEREAS, Exceptional football coaches inspire their team
	members to realize their full potential, both as athletes and
	individuals, and Willie Fritz's commitment to this goal makes him
	an exceptional role model and leader; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
	83rd Legislature, hereby congratulate Willie Fritz on winning
	the 2012 Liberty Mutual National Collegiate Athletic Association
	Division I Football Championship Subdivision Coach of the Year
	award and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued
	success; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Coach Fritz as an expression of high regard from the
	Texas Senate.

	Schwertner



		________________________________
		President of the Senate

		I hereby certify that the
		above Resolution was adopted by
		the Senate on January 30, 2013.



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		Secretary of the Senate



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		Member, Texas Senate