South Carolina General Assembly
123rd Session, 2019-2020

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S. 958

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Senate Resolution
Sponsors: Senators J. Matthews and Hutto
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Introduced in the Senate on January 14, 2020
Adopted by the Senate on January 14, 2020

Summary: Oliver Pough

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/14/2020  Senate  Introduced and adopted (Senate Journal-page 55)

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1/14/2020

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A SENATE RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE OLIVER "BUDDY" POUGH, HEAD FOOTBALL COACH OF SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY, FOR HIS OUTSTANDING COACHING CAREER AND TO CONGRATULATE HIM FOR SETTING THE SCHOOL'S RECORD FOR COACHING WINS.

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina Senate are pleased to recognize Coach Oliver "Buddy" Pough for his outstanding coaching career; and

Whereas, Coach Pough collected his one hundred twenty-ninth victory as head coach of the South Carolina State University Bulldogs on Saturday, October 19, 2019 with a 24-10 victory over Morgan State University. With this win, he surpassed the record set by his own former coach, the legendary Willie Jeffries; and

Whereas, as a player, Coach Pough was an offensive lineman at Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School, where he played under notable South Carolina coach, Dick Sheridan, and South Carolina State University, under Coach Jeffries. He had a collegiate record of 129-73; and

Whereas, over the course of his long and successful coaching career, Coach Pough has served as assistant coach at Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School, South Carolina State University, and the University of South Carolina and as head coach at Keenan High School; Fairfield Central High School, where he led the Griffins to a 3A state championship; and South Carolina State University; and

Whereas, he has served as head coach of South Carolina State University for eighteen seasons; and

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina Senate appreciate the pride and recognition that Coach Oliver "Buddy" Pough has brought to the State of South Carolina. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate:

That the members of the South Carolina Senate, by this resolution, recognize Oliver "Buddy" Pough, head football coach of South Carolina State University, for his outstanding coaching career and congratulate him for setting the school's record for coaching wins.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Coach Oliver "Buddy" Pough.

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