S*0747 Concurrent Resolution, By Drummond and I.E. Lourie
 A Concurrent Resolution commending Coach Red Myers of Greenwood for a career
 of highly successful involvement in athletics and coaching and wishing him
 happiness in his retirement.

   03/12/91  Senate Introduced, adopted, sent to House SJ-5
   03/13/91  House  Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

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.