Bill Text: TX HR1944 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Vinnie Johnson on his induction into the NJCAA Men's Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-05-23 - Reported enrolled [HR1944 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR1944-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1944 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Former McLennan Community College player and NBA | ||
| great Vinnie Johnson is being inducted into the NJCAA Men's | ||
| Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame as a member of the Class | ||
| of 2015; and | ||
| WHEREAS, An accomplished basketball player out of Franklin | ||
| D. Roosevelt High School in Brooklyn, New York, Vinnie Johnson | ||
| arrived at McLennan Community College in 1975; he became a star for | ||
| the Highlanders, earning All-American honors in each of his two | ||
| seasons at the school and leading his team to the NJCAA national | ||
| tournament in 1977; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For his final two years of college eligibility, | ||
| Mr. Johnson transferred to Baylor University, where he continued | ||
| his exceptional play; he was named an NCAA Second Team All-American | ||
| after an impressive junior campaign, and he repeated that feat the | ||
| following year while leading the Southwest Conference in scoring; | ||
| he ranks among the top scorers in school history, and he holds the | ||
| Baylor records for career scoring average and most points scored in | ||
| a single game with 50; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This gifted athlete was selected by the Seattle | ||
| Supersonics with the seventh overall pick in the 1979 NBA Draft, and | ||
| he quickly gained a reputation as one of the league's most tenacious | ||
| rebounding guards; traded to the Detroit Pistons in 1981, he became | ||
| a key member of the team's legendary "Bad Boys" lineup and earned | ||
| the nickname "Microwave" for his ability to come off the bench and | ||
| ignite the offense; widely considered one of the top sixth-man | ||
| players of his era, he helped lead the Pistons to an NBA | ||
| championship in 1989, and his last-second jumper in game five of the | ||
| 1990 finals secured the franchise's second consecutive title; he | ||
| went on to spend one season with the San Antonio Spurs before | ||
| retiring from the game in 1992; his No. 15 jersey was retired by the | ||
| Pistons in 1994, in honor of his outstanding contributions to the | ||
| team; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Vinnie Johnson used his years at McLennan Community | ||
| College as a foundation for further success in the college and | ||
| professional ranks, and he is indeed a fitting recipient of this | ||
| prestigious hall of fame honor; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Vinnie Johnson on his induction | ||
| into the NJCAA Men's Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame | ||
| and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. Johnson as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Anderson of McLennan | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1944 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 21, 2015, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
