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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 180
BY REPRESENTATIVE COX
A RESOLUTION
To commend Tynes Hildebrand on receiving the 2014 Dave Dixon Louisiana Sports
Leadership Award.
WHEREAS, the Dave Dixon Louisiana Sports Leadership Award is presented
annually by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association's thirty-member Louisiana Sports Hall
of Fame selection committee to an individual who has played a decisive role as a sports
leader or administrator benefitting Louisiana and bringing credit to the state on the national
and international level; and
WHEREAS, the Dave Dixon Louisiana Sports Leadership Award is named in honor
of Hall of Famer Dave Dixon, the driving force behind bringing the National Football
League to Louisiana with the creation of the New Orleans Saints franchise, and the man who
is also considered the "father" of the Mercedes-Benz Louisiana Superdome; and
WHEREAS, Dixon Award winners are enshrined as Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame
members and are featured in the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Museum; and
WHEREAS, Northwestern State University (NSU) and National Collegiate Athletic
Association (NCAA) basketball administrator Tynes Hildebrand is one of two 2014
recipients of the Dave Dixon Louisiana Sports Leadership Award; and
WHEREAS, Tynes Hildebrand, a native of DeSoto Parish, was Northwestern's head
basketball coach for sixteen seasons, and served as the Demons' athletic director from 1983
through 1996; and
WHEREAS, Coach Hildebrand has been one of the NCAA's four regional officiating
advisors for Division I men's hoops since 2006; and
WHEREAS, as a coach, Tynes Hildebrand ranks third in career wins at NSU; and ENROLLEDHR NO. 180
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WHEREAS, Coach Hildebrand led the Demons into NCAA Division I and made
national tournament appearances at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
(NAIA) level, in addition to providing assistance with the training camp of the 1972 United
States Olympic Team; and
WHEREAS, as athletic director, Tynes Hildebrand steered NSU into the Southland
Conference in 1987, and his tenure was marked by unprecedented competitive and
fundraising success, as well as the addition of a steady stream of young athletic
administrators who continue to impact today's intercollegiate and professional sports scene;
and
WHEREAS, Tynes Hildebrand became a traveling evaluator for the initial round of
the NCAA's Division I certification process, and served on numerous NCAA committees,
until retiring as athletic director in 1996; and
WHEREAS, Tynes Hildebrand will be among the 2014 Louisiana Sports Hall of
Fame induction class to be spotlighted at the annual induction dinner and ceremonies on
Saturday evening, June twenty-first, at the Natchitoches Events Center.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend Tynes Hildebrand on receiving the 2014
Dave Dixon Louisiana Sports Leadership Award.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to Tynes Hildebrand.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES