H.R. No. 1482
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Bubba Fife, a retired coach and assistant athletic
director in the Katy Independent School District, was recognized
with the Be Great Award by the GoBeGreat Foundation on April 15,
2021; and
WHEREAS, The Be Great Award celebrates individuals who have
overcome adversity and who have shared their talents and gifts to
make a difference in the lives of others; those associated with the
nonprofit GoBeGreat Foundation group have contributed their time
and resources to a variety of charitable causes all over the
country; and
WHEREAS, Bubba Fife first began coaching for the Irving
Independent School District in 1964; he was hired as the head
football coach and athletic coordinator for James E. Taylor High
School in 1987, marking the start of his long and highly successful
affiliation with Katy ISD; he remained there for 12 years, before
taking on a new position as the assistant director of athletics for
Katy High School; his retirement in 2009 capped an impressive
career that spanned 45 years, including 35 years as a coach; and
WHEREAS, Coach Fife was inducted into the Texas High School
Athletic Directors Association Hall of Honor in 2009; he was also
recognized with the Distinguished Service Award from the Greater
Houston Football Association that same year, and in 2020 he earned a
place in the Katy ISD Athletic Hall of Honor; and
WHEREAS, Through his outstanding commitment to his
profession, Bubba Fife has had a positive influence on countless
young athletes, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his receipt
of this well-deserved accolade; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Bubba Fife on his receipt of the Be
Great Award by the GoBeGreat Foundation and extend to him sincere
best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Coach Fife as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Schofield
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1482 was adopted by the House on May
29, 2021, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House