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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Austin native Baker Mayfield was recognized as the |
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| 6 | 7 | | best college football player in the nation in 2017, when he was |
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| 7 | 8 | | named the winner of the Heisman Trophy, an achievement that capped |
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| 8 | 9 | | off his exceptional tenure as the quarterback of the Oklahoma |
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| 9 | 10 | | Sooners; and |
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| 10 | 11 | | WHEREAS, The son of James and Gina Mayfield, Baker Mayfield |
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| 11 | 12 | | starred on the gridiron at Lake Travis High School; during his two |
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| 12 | 13 | | seasons as the team's starting quarterback, he threw for more than |
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| 13 | 14 | | 6,000 yards and led the Cavaliers to a 25-2 record and the 2011 |
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| 14 | 15 | | University Interscholastic League 4A state championship; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Mayfield began his collegiate career in 2013 as |
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| 16 | 17 | | a walk-on at Texas Tech University, where he quickly won the |
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| 17 | 18 | | starting job and went on to earn the Big 12 Freshman Offensive |
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| 18 | 19 | | Player of the Year award and to be named a Freshman All-American |
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| 19 | 20 | | honorable mention by College Football News; and |
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| 20 | 21 | | WHEREAS, After transferring to the University of Oklahoma, he |
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| 21 | 22 | | took over as the starting quarterback for the Sooners in 2015; he |
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| 22 | 23 | | set numerous records during his three years at Oklahoma and won 33 |
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| 23 | 24 | | of the 39 games he started, including a victory over Auburn |
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| 24 | 25 | | University in the 2017 Sugar Bowl; in addition to becoming the first |
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| 25 | 26 | | walk-on player to win the Heisman Trophy, he collected numerous |
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| 26 | 27 | | other accolades for his stellar play as a senior, including the |
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| 27 | 28 | | Maxwell, Davey O'Brien, Manning, and Earl Campbell Tyler Rose |
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| 28 | 29 | | awards, as well as the Walter Camp, Associated Press, and Sporting |
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| 29 | 30 | | News Player of the Year honors; the first player chosen in the 2018 |
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| 30 | 31 | | NFL Draft, he has now embarked on a promising professional career |
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| 31 | 32 | | with the Cleveland Browns, and during his debut season, he |
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| 32 | 33 | | established a new rookie quarterback record by throwing 27 |
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| 33 | 34 | | touchdown passes; and |
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| 34 | 35 | | WHEREAS, In winning the Heisman Trophy, Baker Mayfield joined |
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| 35 | 36 | | the most elite fraternity in college football, and his |
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| 36 | 37 | | accomplishments have furthered the Lone Star State's proud legacy |
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| 37 | 38 | | of athletic achievement; now, therefore, be it |
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| 38 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 39 | 40 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Baker Mayfield on winning the 2017 |
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| 40 | 41 | | Heisman Trophy and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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| 41 | 42 | | success; and, be it further |
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| 42 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 43 | 44 | | prepared for Mr. Mayfield as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 44 | 45 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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