Bill Text: TX HR994 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the members of the 1957 and 1958 baseball teams of L. D. Bell High School on being inducted into the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Sports Hall of Fame.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-04-01 - Reported enrolled [HR994 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR994-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 994 |
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WHEREAS, The members of the 1957 and 1958 baseball teams of | ||
L. D. Bell High School were inducted into the Hurst-Euless-Bedford | ||
Sports Hall of Fame on February 16, 2013; and | ||
WHEREAS, Since 1995, the H-E-B Sports Hall of Fame has paid | ||
tribute to individuals and teams who have made a positive impact in | ||
the community through sports-related endeavors; the hall was | ||
created to honor successful teams and athletes as well as | ||
officials, administrators, trainers, medical practitioners, media | ||
figures, and others who have distinguished themselves with their | ||
achievements; and | ||
WHEREAS, The 1957 L. D. Bell baseball team won the district | ||
championship while playing in Conference 1A, and a year later the | ||
1958 team claimed the district crown against 2A competition; these | ||
triumphs represented the initial titles for the Blue Raiders in | ||
baseball and also marked the first time in school history that Bell | ||
teams collected back-to-back district championships in any sport; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, The determined Bell High players who contributed to | ||
this achievement included Rodney McGrew, Al Eubanks, Tom Elliott, | ||
Don McRay, Jimmy Clowers, Ronald Clark, Marshall Baker, Charles | ||
Standard, Gerald Pope, Richard Clark, Kenneth Welch, H. C. Sibley, | ||
Robert Fugua, Pete Spradlin, Steve Runyon, Tommy Nesbit, Don | ||
Cowart, Jimmy Owens, Gene Birch, Reed Hogland, Edward Garnels, Jim | ||
Arnett, and Terry Howard; the teams were guided by head coach John | ||
Polzi and benefited from the assistance of team managers Nelson | ||
Pope, Mike Conway, and Jack Haynes; and | ||
WHEREAS, The standard of excellence set by the 1957 and 1958 | ||
Blue Raiders baseball teams inspired numerous future athletes at | ||
Bell High School, and these squads are indeed deserving of this | ||
prestigious honor; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate the members of the 1957 and 1958 | ||
baseball teams of L. D. Bell High School on their induction into the | ||
Hurst-Euless-Bedford Sports Hall of Fame; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared | ||
for the former teammates as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Stickland | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 994 was adopted by the House on March | ||
27, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||