Bill Text: TX HR64 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Bobby Lee Lackey of Weslaco.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-10-18 - Reported enrolled [HR64 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR64-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 64 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The life of a legendary University of Texas football | ||
| player drew to a close with the passing of Bobby Lee Lackey of | ||
| Weslaco on September 2, 2021, at the age of 83; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Bobby Lackey was born on October 14, 1937, to | ||
| Charles and Rosie Lackey; he grew up in Weslaco, where he was an | ||
| all-state signal caller for the high school football team, leading | ||
| the Panthers to the state semifinals in 1955; he was also all-state | ||
| in basketball and excelled on the baseball diamond as well; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Continuing his gridiron career at The University of | ||
| Texas at Austin, Mr. Lackey started at quarterback under head coach | ||
| Darrell Royal; in 1958, he was the hero in a dramatic 15-14 victory | ||
| over the University of Oklahoma, throwing the tying touchdown pass, | ||
| kicking the go-ahead extra point, and sealing the outcome with an | ||
| interception on the Sooners' final drive that snapped their | ||
| six-game winning streak over UT; still in uniform after the game, he | ||
| was photographed with his wife, the former Judy McManus, and the | ||
| image later graced the cover of Sports Illustrated; the following | ||
| season, he sparked UT to a share of the Southwest Conference crown; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1960, Mr. Lackey signed with the Pittsburgh | ||
| Steelers, though he ultimately opted not to play professionally; he | ||
| returned home to South Texas, where he and Mrs. Lackey began | ||
| raising their family; he embarked on a business career, working for | ||
| his father-in-law at the J. S. McManus Produce Company, which he | ||
| eventually owned and operated; he also presided over the Texas | ||
| Fruit and Vegetable Association, held a longtime seat on the | ||
| Freeport-McMoRan board, and opened the Lackey-Fisher Chevrolet | ||
| dealership with his brother Joe; he retired in 2001; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A prominent figure in the community, Mr. Lackey | ||
| served on the Weslaco City Council and the Weslaco Independent | ||
| School District board, which named its gymnasium and football | ||
| stadium in his honor; he was recognized as the Man of the Year in | ||
| Weslaco, and he was inducted into the Texas Athletics Hall of Honor, | ||
| the Rio Grande Valley Sports Hall of Fame, and the Texas High School | ||
| Football Hall of Fame; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Lackey shared a rewarding marriage | ||
| that spanned 63 years until her death in 2020; Mr. Lackey took great | ||
| pride in his children, John, Lissa, and Mindy, and in his 9 | ||
| grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Bobby Lackey distinguished himself as a gifted | ||
| athlete, an accomplished business and civic leader, and a devoted | ||
| family man, and his achievements will be admired for many years to | ||
| come; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory | ||
| of Bobby Lee Lackey and extend heartfelt sympathy to all who mourn | ||
| his passing; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of | ||
| Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Bobby | ||
| Lackey. | ||
| Martinez | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 64 was unanimously adopted by a rising | ||
| vote of the House on October 14, 2021. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
