H*5076 Session 112 (1997-1998)
H*5076 Resolution, By Webb
A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO CONGRATULATE LARRY PENLEY, GOLF COACH OF CLEMSON
UNIVERSITY, ON WINNING THE 1998 ACC CHAMPIONSHIP; BOB POLLOCK, MENS TRACK AND
CROSS COUNTRY COACH OF CLEMSON UNIVERSITY, ON WINNING THE 1998 ACC
CHAMPIONSHIP; AND TO WELCOME LARRY SHYATT, NEW BASKETBALL COACH OF CLEMSON
UNIVERSITY AND TO EXTEND THE PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES TO THESE THREE CLEMSON UNIVERSITY COACHES ON TUESDAY, APRIL
28, 1998, AT A TIME TO BE DETERMINED BY THE SPEAKER FOR THE PURPOSE OF BEING
RECOGNIZED AND WELCOMED.
04/23/98 House Introduced and adopted HJ-39
A HOUSE RESOLUTION
TO CONGRATULATE LARRY PENLEY, GOLF COACH OF
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY, ON WINNING THE 1998 ACC
CHAMPIONSHIP; BOB POLLOCK, MENS TRACK AND CROSS
COUNTRY COACH OF CLEMSON UNIVERSITY, ON
WINNING THE 1998 ACC CHAMPIONSHIP; AND TO
WELCOME LARRY SHYATT, NEW BASKETBALL COACH OF
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY AND TO EXTEND THE PRIVILEGE
OF THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO
THESE THREE CLEMSON UNIVERSITY COACHES ON
TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1998, AT A TIME TO BE DETERMINED
BY THE SPEAKER FOR THE PURPOSE OF BEING
RECOGNIZED AND WELCOMED.
Whereas, Larry Penley, Clemson University Golf Coach has coached
Clemson to the 1998 ACC Golf Championship; and
Whereas, he has accomplished this each of the last two years and now
has five ACC titles to his credit; and
Whereas, Coach Penley, in his fifteenth year at Clemson, guided the
Clemson's Golf Team to a number three NCAA Tournament finish
in 1997, which tied the highest ranking in Clemson history; and
Whereas, Coach Larry Penley coached NCAA Champion Charles
Warren, Clemson's first NCAA Golf Champion. Charles Warren was
also the ACC Champion in 1997 and in 1998, just the third
back-to-back ACC Champion in tournament history; and
Whereas, Coach Penley was named ACC Coach of the Year in 1987,
1996, and 1997; and
Whereas, Bob Pollock, Clemson University Mens Track and Cross
Country Coach, in his tenth year at Clemson, has won the 1998 Mens
ACC Championship along with fourteen ACC Championships, more
than any other coach in Clemson's history; and
Whereas, Coach Pollock has been chosen as ACC Coach of the Year
fourteen times in his tenure, more than any other coach, also the most
in Clemson's history; and
Whereas, Coach Bob Pollock was named NCAA District Coach of
the Year for Indoor Track in 1998; and
Whereas, the Tiger Track Team won ACC Indoor and Outdoor Track
Championships in 1997 and 1998; and
Whereas, Clemson ranked in the top twenty-five nationally in both
sports in 1996-97 and the top five in the nation in 1997-98; and
Whereas, Larry Shyatt, Clemson University Mens Basketball Coach,
was hired as Clemson's twentieth Head Basketball Coach on April 20,
1998; and
Whereas, Coach Shyatt came to Clemson after a very successful
season at the University of Wyoming where he coached the Cowboy
team to a 19-9 record, the best at the school in ten seasons; and
Whereas, Wyoming also was selected for the NIT, the first
postseason tournament for Wyoming since 1990-91; and
Whereas, Coach Larry Shyatt served as Associate Head Coach at
Clemson from 1994-97, with the Tiger Basketball Team posting a
record of 58-34; and
Whereas, the members of the House of Representatives are delighted
to welcome Coach Shyatt and his family back to South Carolina and
look forward to making the Palmetto State their home for many years
to come; and
Whereas, we are extremely proud to have this opportunity to honor
the enormous achievements of Clemson University Coaches Larry
Penley, Bob Pollock, and Larry Shyatt. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That the members of the House of Representatives of the State of
South Carolina, by this resolution, congratulate Larry Penley, Golf
Coach of Clemson University, on winning the 1998 ACC
Championship; Bob Pollock, Mens Track and Cross Country Coach
of Clemson University, on winning the 1998 ACC Championship;
and welcome Larry Shyatt, new Basketball Coach of Clemson
University and extend the privilege of the floor of the House of
Representatives to these three Clemson Coaches on Tuesday, April
28, 1998, at a time to be determined by the Speaker for the purpose
of being recognized and welcomed.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to
Coaches Larry Penley, Bob Pollock, and Larry Shyatt.
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