Alabama House of Representatives Resolution Commending Basketball Team

Source Collection

University of North Alabama Archives and Special Collections, UNA Athletics Collection, Collier Library 

Description

Alabama House of Representatives Resolution H.J.R. 165 commending the accomplishment of the UNA Basketball Teams during the 1979-1980 season.

Transcript

State of Alabama

House of Representatives

MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA

Resolution

H.J.R.165

By Starkey, Coburn and Greer

CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA BASKETBALL TEAM, OUTSTANDING IN NCAA COMPETITION

WHEREAS, the University of North Alabama basketball teams have made the NCAA Division II national playoffs by finishing among the top four teams in the country three of the past four years, and

WHEREAS, in 1979, UNA became the first school in Alabama to win an NCAA national championship and subsequently, in 1980, became the first to defend an NCAA titles; and

WHEREAS, it is to be further noted that the University of North Alabama Lions have taken part in fifteen Division II playoff games since 1977 with a 12-3 overall record in such competitions; and

WHEREAS, Coach Bill Jones has won 115 games and lost only 53 in his six seasons as Head Coach at his Alma Mater, UNA; he is assisted by Coach Wendell Hudson and student assistant coach Tim Morgan and his team's trainers are Johnny Long and Alec Winston; and

WHEREAS, UNA's 1980 cagers featured a first-team Division II All-American selection in senior guard Otis Boddie who played, as did senior forward Garry Moore and senior center Gerald Lavender, on four Lion teams which posted an average of 21 victories per season; players Johnny Buckmon, Albert Owens, Robert Taylor, Tim McCormick, Pat Lewallen, Gary Mitchell, Mark Smith, Lawrence Collier, Garry Golden and James Graham completed UNA's outstanding roster of stars, each of whom greatly contributed to the Lions' tremendous 1980 season; now therefore.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, BOTH HOUSES THEREOF CONCURRING, That we most highly commend the UNA Lions on their outstanding season and on their many past accomplishments in NCAA basketball competition.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be provided for appropriate school display with a copy also sent to Head Coach Bill Jones on behalf of his assistants, team managers and the entire team.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto

set my hand and have caused the GREAT

SEAL of the State of Alabama to be

affixed by the Secretary of State at

the Capitol in the City of Montgomery,

on this the 8th day of April, 1980.

Fob James, GOVERNOR [signed]

Don Siegelman, Secretary of State [signed]

Date Created

1-28-2026

Date

April 8, 1980

Document Type

Article

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