ENROLLED HOUSE
CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION NO. 1014	By:	Thomsen, Roan, Wright, Armes, Banz, Bennett, Billy, Blackwell, Brown, Brumbaugh, Cannaday, Casey, Christian, Cockroft, Condit, Coody, Cooksey, Cox, Dank, Denney, Derby, DeWitt, Dorman, Enns, Farley, Faught, Fourkiller, Glenn, Grau, Hall, Hamilton, Hardin, Hickman, Hilliard, Holland, Hoskin, Inman, Jackson, Johnson, Jordan, Joyner, Kern, Key, Kirby, Kouplen, Liebmann, Lockhart, Martin (Scott), Martin (Steve), McAffrey, McCullough, McDaniel (Jeannie), McDaniel (Randy), McNiel, McPeak, Moore, Morgan, Morrissette, Mulready, Murphey, Nelson, Newell, Nollan, Ortega, Osborn, Ownbey, Peters, Peterson, Pittman, Proctor, Pruett, Quinn, Renegar, Reynolds, Richardson, Ritze, Roberts (Dustin), Roberts (Sean), Rousselot, Russ, Sanders, Schwartz, Scott, Sears, Shannon, Shelton, Sherrer, Shoemake, Shumate, Steele, Stiles, Sullivan, Terrill, Tibbs, Trebilcock, Vaughan, Virgin, Walker, Watson, Wesselhoft and Williams of the House 

				and

Paddack, Brecheen, Adelson, Aldridge, Allen, Anderson, Ballenger, Barrington, Bass, Bingman, Branan, Brinkley, Brown, Burrage, Coates, Crain, David, Eason McIntyre, Ellis, Fields, Ford, Garrison, Halligan, Holt, Ivester, Johnson (Constance), Johnson (Rob), Jolley, Justice, Laster, Lerblance, Marlatt, Mazzei, Myers, Newberry, Nichols, Reynolds, Rice, Russell, Schulz, Shortey, Simpson, Sparks, Stanislawski, Sykes, Treat, Wilson and Wyrick of the Senate  
A Concurrent Resolution congratulating Jet and Cord McCoy upon their successes as professional cowboys and competitors on the reality show “The Amazing Race”; commending Jet and Cord McCoy for their many accomplishments, contributions and for well representing their heritage, values, and integrity; and directing distribution.

WHEREAS, Jet and Cord McCoy are the sons of Denny and Janet McCoy of Tupelo, Oklahoma; and 

WHEREAS, Jet and Cord McCoy are both ranchers, professional cowboys, and fourth-generation Oklahomans whose grandfather, Ray Tucker, served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives during the Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth Oklahoma Legislatures; and 

WHEREAS, Jet and Cord McCoy began participating in and winning rodeo competitions at an early age, following in the steps of their father Denny who is a retired professional cowboy; and 

WHEREAS, since becoming a professional cowboy, Jet McCoy has been a five-time International Professional Rodeo Association World Champion, a twelve-time qualifier for the International Finals Rodeo, a one-time qualifier for the Dodge National Circuit Finals and the 2003 Prairie Circuit Finals Average Champion in saddle bronc riding; and 

WHEREAS, since becoming a professional cowboy, Cord McCoy has been a five-time International Professional Rodeo Association World Champion, a five-time qualifier for the Professional Bull Riders World Finals, a one-time qualifier for the National Finals Rodeo and was selected for the Professional Bull Riders World Cup Team; and 

WHEREAS, Jet and Cord McCoy were contestants on the sixteenth season of the reality show “The Amazing Race”.  After racing for more than 40,000 miles, winning four out of twelve legs, becoming the first team in the history of the show to go from last place on a nonelimination leg, completing a speed bump, and coming in first place on the next leg, the Oklahoma brothers finished the race in second place; and 

WHEREAS, throughout the course of the sixteenth season of “The Amazing Race”, the brothers were the team favored by the fans of the show for their integrity, humor and character, and they also made the exclamation “Oh my gravy” a favorite catchphrase of the Oklahoma cowboy fans; and 

WHEREAS, Jet and Cord McCoy have returned for the eighteenth season of “The Amazing Race: Unfinished Business” which features eleven popular teams from previous seasons who fell short of first place and the $1 million top prize; and

WHEREAS, although “The Amazing Race: Unfinished Business” was taped in November and December of 2010, the final leg of the race has not yet been aired and the results of the race revealed, but the McCoy brothers are still in the race and competing strong as evidenced by a first place finish on the fifth leg of the race, and they have continued to represent themselves, their families, and Oklahoma well; and 

WHEREAS, as an example of their cowboy and Oklahoma values, the McCoy brothers have used their newfound fame from competing on “The Amazing Race” for good, by organizing in 2010 the “Oh My Gravy, It’s a Pink Tie Affair”, a fundraising event that, in conjunction with the Cord McCoy Invitational bull-riding competition in Ada, raised money for the Pontotoc County’s Relay For Life for the American Cancer Society.  

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 1ST SESSION OF THE 53RD OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE, THE SENATE CONCURRING THEREIN:

THAT the Oklahoma Legislature congratulates Jet and Cord McCoy upon their successful careers as professional cowboys, on being the runners-up on the sixteenth season of the reality show “The Amazing Race”, and on being selected to compete on the eighteenth season of the reality show “The Amazing Race: Unfinished Business”.

THAT the Oklahoma Legislature commends Jet and Cord McCoy for their outstanding accomplishments and contributions to this state and for representing their Oklahoma and cowboy heritage, values, and integrity as professional cowboys and as competitors on two seasons of the reality show “The Amazing Race”. 

THAT a copy of this resolution be distributed to Jet McCoy and Cord McCoy. 
Adopted by the House of Representatives the 13th day of April, 2011.

	
Presiding Officer of the House of
	Representatives

Adopted by the Senate the 13th day of April, 2011.

	
Presiding Officer of the Senate