South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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H. 4501

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Concurrent Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Wilkins, Cato, Cooper, Dantzler, Duncan, Jennings, Leach, J.M. Neal, Ott, Rhoad, Sandifer, Sheheen, Skelton, Snow, Stewart, Townsend, Umphlett, Witherspoon, Allen, Altman, Anthony, Bailey, Bales, Barfield, Battle, Bingham, Bowers, Branham, Breeland, G. Brown, J. Brown, R. Brown, Ceips, Chellis, Clark, Clemmons, Clyburn, Coates, Cobb-Hunter, Coleman, Cotty, Davenport, Delleney, Edge, Emory, Freeman, Frye, Gilham, Gourdine, Govan, Hagood, Hamilton, Harrell, Harrison, Harvin, Haskins, Hayes, Herbkersman, J. Hines, M. Hines, Hinson, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, Keegan, Kennedy, Kirsh, Koon, Lee, Limehouse, Littlejohn, Lloyd, Loftis, Lourie, Lucas, Mack, Mahaffey, Martin, McCraw, McGee, McLeod, Merrill, Miller, Moody-Lawrence, J.H. Neal, Neilson, Owens, Parks, Perry, Phillips, Pinson, E.H. Pitts, M.A. Pitts, Quinn, Rice, Richardson, Rivers, Rutherford, Scarborough, Scott, Simrill, Sinclair, D.C. Smith, F.N. Smith, G.M. Smith, G.R. Smith, J.E. Smith, J.R. Smith, W.D. Smith, Stille, Talley, Taylor, Thompson, Toole, Tripp, Trotter, Vaughn, Viers, Walker, Weeks, Whipper, White, Whitmire and Young
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Introduced in the House on January 13, 2004
Introduced in the Senate on January 14, 2004
Adopted by the General Assembly on January 14, 2004

Summary: Coach Tommy Bowden; Clemson Tigers

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/13/2004  House   Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate HJ-104
   1/14/2004  Senate  Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence SJ-15

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1/13/2004

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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

TO OFFER THE CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES OF THE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA TO HEAD FOOTBALL COACH TOMMY BOWDEN OF CLEMSON UNIVERSITY ON THE OCCASION OF BEING NAMED THE 2003 ACC COACH OF THE YEAR FOR THE SECOND TIME IN HIS FIVE-YEAR CAREER AT CLEMSON.

Whereas, the members of the General Assembly note with pride the remarkable accomplishment of Head Coach Tommy Bowden on being named the 2003 ACC Coach of the Year; and

Whereas, Tommy was born on July 10, 1954, in Birmingham, Alabama, and is the son of proud parents Bobby and Ann Bowden; and

Whereas, Coach Bowden is married to the former Linda Joan White, whom he first met when the two were in school together at Morgantown High School in West Virginia. The couple has two children, Ryan and Lauren; and

Whereas, this is the second time that Tommy Bowden has been honored as the ACC Coach of the Year. He finished first in the voting ahead of his father, Bobby Bowden, the head coach of the ACC Champion Florida State; and

Whereas, Tommy Bowden's Clemson Tigers defeated his father Bobby's Florida State Seminoles in the 2003 "Bowden Bowl" match-up which took place in Clemson's Death Valley Stadium; and

Whereas, Clemson's 26-10 win over third-ranked Florida State was Clemson's first win over the Seminoles since 1989, and it was the highest ranked team Clemson has beaten in its school history; and

Whereas, perhaps the most poignant win for Coach Bowden was the 63-17 win at the University of South Carolina which was the most points Clemson has ever scored against the Gamecocks and the 46-point victory margin was the most by Clemson over the Gamecock since 1900; and

Whereas, with the victory over South Carolina, Bowden became the first coach in NCAA history to defeat two 200-win or better coaches in the same month, including his father with over 300 wins and Lou Holtz with over 200; and

Whereas, earlier in the year, Clemson defeated Georgia Tech 39-3 in Atlanta, the largest margin of victory for Clemson in that series since 1900, and Clemson also defeated a bowl-bound and top 25 Virginia team 30-27 in overtime on October 11; and

Whereas, with Clemson's selection to the Peach Bowl, Tommy Bowden becomes the first coach in ACC history to take a league team to a bowl game in each of his first five years with a program; and

Whereas, Clemson showed great improvement over the course of the season and finished the regular season second in the ACC in total offense and third in total defense, joining ACC Champion Florida State as the only two teams to finish in the top three in the league in both areas; and

Whereas, off the field, Clemson has graduated 47 of 59 (80 percent) scholarship seniors in Bowden's first four years and four of those student-athletes are still in school; and

Whereas, in early 2003, Clemson ranked 11th in the nation, second among public institutions in the NCAA graduation rate study for scholarship football signees who entered Clemson in 1999, and the retention rate for Coach Bowden's five years of signees is 91 percent, better than the University of South Carolina's 89.5 percent retention rate for all students; and

Whereas, Tommy Bowden has said that this award is a testament to our players and assistant coaches, and that he is especially proud of the senior leadership the Clemson Tigers have had this year; and

Whereas, Bowden now joins Frank Howard and Charley Pell as the only two-time Clemson recipients of the ACC Coach of the Year Award and Clemson now with eight awards has had more ACC Coach of the Year selections than any other league team; and

Whereas, being named ACC Coach of the Year is a great honor, because ACC is a very competitive league with outstanding coaches, and Coach Bowden has proven himself to be part of these esteemed ranks; and

Whereas, the General Assembly, along with the citizens of the great State of South Carolina, are extremely proud of Head Coach Tommy Bowden, his assistant coaches, and, of course, the fine young athletes which comprise the Clemson Football Team; and

Whereas, the members of the General Assembly recognize the extraordinary achievements of Head Coach Tommy Bowden on being named the ACC Coach of the Year for the second time during his five-year term at Clemson University and join Clemson fans in fevered anticipation of next year in Death Valley. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the members of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina offer their congratulations and best wishes to Head Football Coach Tommy Bowden of Clemson University, on the occasion of being named the 2003 ACC Coach of the Year for the second time in his five-year career at Clemson.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Coach Tommy Bowden.

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