H*3221 Resolution, By Phillips, D.W. Beatty, D.M. Bruce, J.D. Cole, T.L. Farr, 
K.G. Kempe, Lanford, Littlejohn, McCraw, A.C. McGinnis and C.C. Wells
 A House Resolution to congratulate Gaylord Perry, the current baseball coach
 at Limestone College, on being elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in
 Cooperstown, New York, on January 8, 1991, and to proclaim Thursday, January
 17, 1991, as "Gaylord Perry Day" in South Carolina.

   01/17/91  House  Introduced and adopted HJ-4

A HOUSE RESOLUTION

TO CONGRATULATE GAYLORD PERRY, THE CURRENT BASEBALL COACH AT LIMESTONE COLLEGE, ON BEING ELECTED TO THE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME IN COOPERSTOWN, NEW YORK, ON JANUARY 8, 1991, AND TO PROCLAIM THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1991, AS "GAYLORD PERRY DAY" IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

Whereas, Gaylord Perry, the current baseball coach at Limestone College, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, on January 8, 1991; and

Whereas, the native of Williamston, North Carolina, played in the majors for twenty-two years and had stints with the San Francisco Giants, Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, San Diego Padres, New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves, Seattle Mariners, and Kansas City Royals; and

Whereas, Perry is the winner of three hundred fourteen games and is the only pitcher in history to win the coveted Cy Young Award in both the American and National Leagues. He struck out one hundred or more batters for eighteen seasons and when he retired in 1983, he was third on the all-time strikeout list; and

Whereas, Gaylord Perry became the first baseball coach at Limestone College in November, 1986, and has compiled a commendable record of fifty-eight wins and forty-five losses. He has fielded teams in the NAIA District Six playoffs in each of the last two seasons; and

Whereas, Gaylord Perry has been more than a baseball coach. He works hard to teach his "boys" proper character traits and attitudes and to build them into men. He emphasizes academics as a priority and graduation as a goal. One of his players has signed a professional baseball contract and others are being considered; and

Whereas, Perry has worked hard to raise money and to prepare the fields and other facilities to help provide an excellent environment for baseball, as well as to raise funds to renovate the Winnie Davis classroom building and the Granberry gymnasium for students to use as an academic, recreational, and athletic facility. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the House of Representatives congratulate Gaylord Perry, the current baseball coach at Limestone College, on being elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, on January 8, 1991, and to proclaim Thursday, January 17, 1991, as "Gaylord Perry Day" in South Carolina.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Gaylord Perry..