| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2044 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Larry Edward Coker has been named the first head |
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| 6 | 6 | | football coach for The University of Texas at San Antonio, and his |
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| 7 | 7 | | arrival signals the start of an exciting new era in the university's |
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| 8 | 8 | | athletic program; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Best known for his tenure as head coach at the |
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| 10 | 10 | | University of Miami from 2001 to 2006, Larry Coker draws on 36 years |
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| 11 | 11 | | of coaching experience and can list among his accomplishments |
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| 12 | 12 | | winning the NCAA Division I-A national championship during the |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2001-2002 season; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Coach Coker began his involvement in college |
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| 15 | 15 | | football as a player at Northeastern State University in Oklahoma |
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| 16 | 16 | | and earned bachelor's and master's degrees from the school; after |
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| 17 | 17 | | coaching for eight years at the high school level, he became the |
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| 18 | 18 | | quarterbacks and running backs coach at the University of Tulsa in |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1979 and went on to prove his abilities in a range of assistant |
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| 20 | 20 | | coaching positions at Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, and Ohio State over |
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| 21 | 21 | | the course of the following 15 seasons; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, He joined the staff at the University of Miami as |
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| 23 | 23 | | offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 1995, and he took |
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| 24 | 24 | | over as the Hurricanes head coach six years later; in his very first |
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| 25 | 25 | | season at the helm, Miami went undefeated and captured the national |
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| 26 | 26 | | championship; Coach Coker took his team back to the Bowl |
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| 27 | 27 | | Championship Series title game the following year and posted an |
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| 28 | 28 | | overall record of 60-15 during his six seasons at Miami, compiling |
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| 29 | 29 | | an exceptional .800 winning percentage; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Coach Coker will now put his expertise to work in |
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| 31 | 31 | | building The University of Texas at San Antonio football program, |
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| 32 | 32 | | and the institution's students, alumni, and supporters are |
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| 33 | 33 | | justifiably excited to welcome this proven leader to the Roadrunner |
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| 34 | 34 | | athletic program; now, therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 36 | 36 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Larry Edward Coker on being named |
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| 37 | 37 | | the first head football coach for The University of Texas at San |
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| 38 | 38 | | Antonio and extend to him sincere best wishes for great success in |
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| 39 | 39 | | the years ahead; and, be it further |
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| 40 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 41 | 41 | | prepared for Coach Coker as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 42 | 42 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 43 | 43 | | Leibowitz |
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| 44 | 44 | | ______________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 46 | 46 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2044 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 47 | 47 | | 13, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 48 | 48 | | ______________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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