| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 115 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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| 3 | 3 | | recognize Bobby Joe Morrow, who has been named the 2016 Texas |
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| 4 | 4 | | Legend for the Eddie Lucio Scholarship Fund; and |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, A native of Harlingen, Bobby Morrow was in the 1950s |
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| 6 | 6 | | a world-renowned sprinter and an Olympian; he began his athletic |
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| 7 | 7 | | career as a football player at San Benito High School and later was |
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| 8 | 8 | | a track-and-field athlete at Abilene Christian College; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, In 1955, he won the Amateur Athletic Union |
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| 10 | 10 | | 100-yard title, and he defended his title the following year, |
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| 11 | 11 | | when he won the sprint double in the national college |
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| 12 | 12 | | championships; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Bobby Morrow was the leader of the American sprint |
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| 14 | 14 | | team at the 1956 Summer Olympics; he gained global recognition at |
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| 15 | 15 | | the event when he earned the gold medal in the 100-meter dash; he |
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| 16 | 16 | | led the American sweep of medals in the 200-meter dash and earned |
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| 17 | 17 | | his third gold medal by anchoring the 4x100-meter relay team to a |
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| 18 | 18 | | world-record finish; in recognition of his accomplishments, |
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| 19 | 19 | | Sports Illustrated named him the 1956 Sportsman of the Year; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Bobby Morrow is a revered Texan who has been |
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| 21 | 21 | | honored for his numerous accomplishments; in October of 2006, San |
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| 22 | 22 | | Benito High School named its new sports stadium in his honor, and |
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| 23 | 23 | | in 2016, he was inducted into the Texas Track and Field Coaches |
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| 24 | 24 | | Hall of Fame; now, therefore, be it |
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| 25 | 25 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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| 26 | 26 | | Legislature, hereby commend Bobby Joe Morrow for his outstanding |
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| 27 | 27 | | athletic career and congratulate him on being named the 2016 Texas |
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| 28 | 28 | | Legend for the Eddie Lucio Scholarship Fund; and, be it further |
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| 29 | 29 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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| 30 | 30 | | him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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| 31 | 31 | | Lucio |
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| 32 | 32 | | ________________________________ |
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| 33 | 33 | | President of the Senate |
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| 34 | 34 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 35 | 35 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 36 | 36 | | the Senate on February 8, 2017. |
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| 37 | 37 | | ________________________________ |
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| 38 | 38 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 39 | 39 | | ________________________________ |
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| 40 | 40 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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