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5 | 5 | | By Representatives Paramore, Blackshear, Lee, Brown, Smith, |
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19 | 19 | | Underwood, Wadsworth, Warren, Whitt, Whorton, Wilcox, Wood |
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22 | 22 | | First Read: 06-Feb-25 |
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42 | 42 | | 20 R9GQNNN-1 02/05/2025 evp (L)evp 2025-528 |
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44 | 44 | | First Read: 06-Feb-25 |
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45 | 45 | | HR____ COMMENDING LEGENDARY TROY UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL COACH, |
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46 | 46 | | LARRY BLAKENEY, FOR BEING ENSHRINED INTO THE COLLEGE |
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47 | 47 | | FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME, CLASS OF 2025. |
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48 | 48 | | WHEREAS, with great pride and special pleasure, Troy |
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49 | 49 | | University's winningest coach, Larry Blakeney, is highly |
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50 | 50 | | commended and congratulated for being enshrined into the |
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51 | 51 | | College Football Hall of Fame, Class of 2025; the event will |
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52 | 52 | | take place during the 37th National Football Foundation |
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53 | 53 | | Awards Dinner; and |
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54 | 54 | | WHEREAS, Birmingham, Alabama, native and former |
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55 | 55 | | Auburn quarterback under Shug Jordan, Coach Larry Blakeney, |
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56 | 56 | | is the all-time winningest coach in both Troy University |
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57 | 57 | | (TROY) and Sun Belt Conference (SBC) history, holding a |
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58 | 58 | | 20-win advantage over the next closest competitor; he now |
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59 | 59 | | becomes the first-ever player or coach in TROY or SBC |
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60 | 60 | | history to enter the College Football Hall of Fame; and |
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61 | 61 | | WHEREAS, some of Coach Blakeney's career achievements |
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62 | 62 | | include: a career record of 178-113-1, winning 61.1 percent |
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63 | 63 | | of his games in his 24 seasons at TROY; guiding the Trojans |
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64 | 64 | | to seven Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) playoff |
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65 | 65 | | appearances in eight seasons; leading the Trojans to five |
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66 | 66 | | bowl games and securing victories in 2006 and 2010; guiding |
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67 | 67 | | TROY to eight conference championships, including three in |
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68 | 68 | | the Southland Conference (SLC), before achieving an SBC |
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98 | 98 | | the Southland Conference (SLC), before achieving an SBC |
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99 | 99 | | record of five consecutive titles from 2006-2010; and |
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100 | 100 | | WHEREAS, Coach Blakeney led TROY'S transition from |
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101 | 101 | | NCAA Division II to Division I in 1993 at the FCS level and |
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102 | 102 | | further led the Trojans to the Football Bowl Subdivision |
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103 | 103 | | (FBS) in 2002; he is one of only two coaches to lead a |
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104 | 104 | | program from Division II to the FBS, a feat that earned him |
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105 | 105 | | many accolades during its progression; he was named |
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106 | 106 | | conference Coach of the Year twice each in the SLC and SBC |
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107 | 107 | | and two-time American Football Coaches Association Regional |
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108 | 108 | | Coach of the Year; he has been inducted into the Wiregrass |
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109 | 109 | | Sports Hall of Fame, the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame, and |
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110 | 110 | | the inaugural class of the Troy University Sports Hall of |
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111 | 111 | | Fame; now therefore, |
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112 | 112 | | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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113 | 113 | | LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, That Coach Larry Blakeney, a legend |
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114 | 114 | | of the Troy University Football Program, is highly commended |
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115 | 115 | | and congratulated for his well-earned and historic induction |
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116 | 116 | | into the College Football Hall of Fame, and this resolution |
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117 | 117 | | is offered to him with our highest regard and best wishes |
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118 | 118 | | for continued health, happiness, and prosperity. |
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