Bill Text: TX SR115 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Bobby Joe Morrow on being named the 2016 Texas Legend for the Eddie Lucio Scholarship Fund.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-02-08 - Reported enrolled [SR115 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR115-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| recognize Bobby Joe Morrow, who has been named the 2016 Texas | ||
| Legend for the Eddie Lucio Scholarship Fund; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A native of Harlingen, Bobby Morrow was in the 1950s | ||
| a world-renowned sprinter and an Olympian; he began his athletic | ||
| career as a football player at San Benito High School and later was | ||
| a track-and-field athlete at Abilene Christian College; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1955, he won the Amateur Athletic Union | ||
| 100-yard title, and he defended his title the following year, | ||
| when he won the sprint double in the national college | ||
| championships; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Bobby Morrow was the leader of the American sprint | ||
| team at the 1956 Summer Olympics; he gained global recognition at | ||
| the event when he earned the gold medal in the 100-meter dash; he | ||
| led the American sweep of medals in the 200-meter dash and earned | ||
| his third gold medal by anchoring the 4x100-meter relay team to a | ||
| world-record finish; in recognition of his accomplishments, | ||
| Sports Illustrated named him the 1956 Sportsman of the Year; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Bobby Morrow is a revered Texan who has been | ||
| honored for his numerous accomplishments; in October of 2006, San | ||
| Benito High School named its new sports stadium in his honor, and | ||
| in 2016, he was inducted into the Texas Track and Field Coaches | ||
| Hall of Fame; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
| Legislature, hereby commend Bobby Joe Morrow for his outstanding | ||
| athletic career and congratulate him on being named the 2016 Texas | ||
| Legend for the Eddie Lucio Scholarship Fund; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Lucio | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on February 8, 2017. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
