| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 625 |
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| 2 | 2 | | In Memory |
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| 3 | 3 | | of |
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| 4 | 4 | | William Taylor Dykes |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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| 6 | 6 | | commemorates the life of William Taylor "Spike" Dykes, the |
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| 7 | 7 | | celebrated former Texas Tech University football coach, who died |
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| 8 | 8 | | March 10, 2017, at the age of 79; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, William Dykes was born on March 14, 1938, in |
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| 10 | 10 | | Lubbock, Texas; he developed a love for sports at an early age, |
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| 11 | 11 | | and he became a star center for the Ballinger High School |
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| 12 | 12 | | Bearcats; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Spike Dykes spent more than a decade as a coach at |
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| 14 | 14 | | several Texas high schools, and he joined the Texas Tech Red |
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| 15 | 15 | | Raiders as an assistant coach in 1984; two years later, he took over |
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| 16 | 16 | | as head coach just before the Raiders' 1986 bowl game; over the |
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| 17 | 17 | | course of his legendary career as head coach, he led the Raiders to |
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| 18 | 18 | | an additional six bowl games; the Raiders had played in only one |
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| 19 | 19 | | bowl game in the eight years prior to his leadership; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Coach Dykes guided the Raiders to more at-home |
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| 21 | 21 | | wins than any coach in the team's history at that time, and he |
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| 22 | 22 | | ended his storied career at Texas Tech University with an 82-67-1 |
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| 23 | 23 | | record; he was a three-time Southwest Conference Coach of the |
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| 24 | 24 | | Year, and he was named Big 12 Coach of the Year for 1996; he was |
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| 25 | 25 | | inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame the week of his 70th |
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| 26 | 26 | | birthday; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Spike Dykes was a loving husband and father; in |
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| 28 | 28 | | addition to his skill as a coach, he was known for his quick wit, |
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| 29 | 29 | | his warm and gracious nature, and his folksy storytelling; he was |
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| 30 | 30 | | a treasured Texan and a cherished friend, even to some of his |
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| 31 | 31 | | fiercest competitors on the field, and his legacy as a beloved |
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| 32 | 32 | | coach and father figure to many will never be forgotten; now, |
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| 33 | 33 | | therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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| 35 | 35 | | Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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| 36 | 36 | | family of William Taylor "Spike" Dykes; and, be it further |
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| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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| 38 | 38 | | his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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| 39 | 39 | | Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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| 40 | 40 | | memory of Spike Dykes. |
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| 41 | 41 | | Perry |
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| 42 | 42 | | ________________________________ |
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| 43 | 43 | | President of the Senate |
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| 44 | 44 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 45 | 45 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 46 | 46 | | the Senate on April 18, 2017, by a |
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| 47 | 47 | | rising vote. |
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| 48 | 48 | | ________________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 50 | 50 | | ________________________________ |
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| 51 | 51 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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