Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3221 Primary Sponsor:Phillips Type of Legislation:HR Subject:Perry, Gaylord Date Bill Passed both Bodies:Jan 17, 1991 Computer Document Number:436/11161.DW Introduced Date:Jan 17, 1991 Last History Body:House Last History Date:Jan 17, 1991 Last History Type:Introduced, adopted Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Phillips McCraw Farr Beatty Cole Kempe Littlejohn Lanford McGinnis Bruce Wells Type of Legislation:House Resolution
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN ---- ------ ------------ ------------------------------ --- 3221 House Jan 17, 1991 Introduced, adoptedView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
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..