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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Grant Teaff is retiring as the executive director of |
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| 6 | 7 | | the American Football Coaches Association in 2016, after more than |
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| 7 | 8 | | two decades of exemplary service; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, During his notable career as a college coach, Grant |
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| 9 | 10 | | Teaff served as an assistant coach at Texas Tech University and as a |
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| 10 | 11 | | head coach at McMurry College and Angelo State University before |
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| 11 | 12 | | taking over as head coach at Baylor University in 1972; he led the |
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| 12 | 13 | | Bears to new levels of success on the gridiron over the next 20 |
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| 13 | 14 | | years, winning a number of prestigious accolades and capturing |
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| 14 | 15 | | multiple conference championships; by the time he retired in 1992, |
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| 15 | 16 | | he was the school's all-time leader in football victories; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Coach Teaff became executive director of the AFCA in |
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| 17 | 18 | | 1994, and under his direction, the organization has expanded its |
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| 18 | 19 | | membership and excelled in its goal of addressing important issues |
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| 19 | 20 | | affecting football coaches and the sport of college football; he |
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| 20 | 21 | | has worked diligently in behalf of all AFCA coaches, expanding the |
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| 21 | 22 | | group's board of trustees to ensure fair representation and |
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| 22 | 23 | | advocating for a larger role for assistant and minority coaches; he |
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| 23 | 24 | | has made student-athlete safety a critical part of the group's |
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| 24 | 25 | | efforts, and he has contributed to the ongoing educational and |
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| 25 | 26 | | personal development of AFCA members by establishing the American |
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| 26 | 27 | | Football Coaches Foundation; and |
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| 27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan is highly respected for his |
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| 28 | 29 | | knowledge about a wide range of topics relating to college |
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| 29 | 30 | | football, and he has served as a member of the board for the |
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| 30 | 31 | | National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame, USA |
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| 31 | 32 | | Football, and the National Operating Committee on Standards for |
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| 32 | 33 | | Athletic Equipment; moreover, he volunteers his time and talents to |
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| 33 | 34 | | benefit the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, serving as a guest |
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| 34 | 35 | | speaker and raising funds for the organization; and |
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| 35 | 36 | | WHEREAS, Grant Teaff's expertise and passion for the game of |
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| 36 | 37 | | football have greatly benefited the AFCA and earned him the |
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| 37 | 38 | | admiration of his fellow coaches, and he may reflect with |
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| 38 | 39 | | satisfaction on all that he has achieved as he looks ahead to the |
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| 39 | 40 | | next exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it |
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| 40 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 41 | 42 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Grant Teaff on his retirement as |
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| 42 | 43 | | executive director of the American Football Coaches Association and |
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| 43 | 44 | | extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 44 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 45 | 46 | | prepared for Coach Teaff as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 46 | 47 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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