Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:747 Primary Sponsor:Drummond Type of Legislation:CR Subject:Myers, Coach Red Date Bill Passed both Bodies:Mar 13, 1991 Computer Document Number:BBM/9234.JM Introduced Date:Mar 12, 1991 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:Mar 13, 1991 Last History Type:Received from House Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Drummond Lourie Type of Legislation:Concurrent Resolution
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN ---- ------ ------------ ------------------------------ --- 747 Senate Mar 13, 1991 Received from House 747 House Mar 13, 1991 Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence 747 Senate Mar 12, 1991 Introduced, adopted, sent to HouseView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
COMMENDING COACH RED MYERS OF GREENWOOD FOR A CAREER OF HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL INVOLVEMENT IN ATHLETICS AND COACHING AND WISHING HIM HAPPINESS IN HIS RETIREMENT.
Whereas, after four decades in athletics, Coach Red Myers of Greenwood has retired, for the third time; and
Whereas, he coached championship football and track teams from 1950-57 at Dreher High School in Columbia before accepting the position as alumni director at Erskine College, his alma mater; and
Whereas, a year later, when the Erskine basketball head coaching job opened up, Coach Myers eagerly took the job, even though he had little background in the sport; and
Whereas, he obviously learned quickly and well, because he eventually made the NAIA Hall of Fame on the basis of his success; and
Whereas, the native of St. George compiled a 413-292 record in twenty-five years as the coach at Erskine before he retired the second time in 1983; and
Whereas, after a year off, he went to Lander College in Greenwood as an assistant coach, and now he is retiring again, for the third time; and
Whereas, while at Erskine, his teams were the NAIA district champions twice and thereby earned the right to compete in the national tournament in Kansas City; and
Whereas, Coach Myers served on the NAIA executive committee for ten years, as national tournament director one year, and president of the NAIA one year; and
Whereas, he has also directed international competition in Australia, Israel, and Mexico; and
Whereas, he is very highly regarded by his fellow coaches and by everyone else associated with NAIA basketball; and
Whereas, he has been a tremendously successful coach and has been loved, respected, and admired by the young men he has coached over the years; and
Whereas, it is hard to keep a good man down; so, we would not be surprised to see Red Myers come out of retirement yet again for the excitement and rewards of athletics; and
Whereas, whatever Red Myers does, we know that he will be successful because he is just that way, a sincere, talented, hard-working, and dedicated individual who has always done what he enjoyed and done it to perfection. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:
That the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, by this resolution, commends Coach Red Myers of Greenwood for a career of highly successful involvement in athletics and coaching and wishes him happiness in his retirement.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Coach Red Myers.