Florence Mayoral Proclamation Commending 1976-77 Men's Basketball Team

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

Description

City of Florence, Alabama mayoral proclamation commending he University of North Alabama Men's Basketball Team in the 1976-1977 season.

Transcript

Office of the Mayor

Florence, Alabama

Proclamation

WHEREAS, the 1976-77 University of North Alabama Basketball Team has won third place in the Nation in the NCAA Division II Tournament; and

WHEREAS, this UNA Basketball Team in Gulf South Conference Co-Champions with 11 wins and 5 losses in the Conference, and

WHEREAS, this Basketball Team has set a Gulf South Conference record for having won more games in an overall season than any other team - 24 won, 7 lost; and

WHEREAS, UNA won 16 straight games in Flowers Hall this year, and

WHEREAS, Coach Bill Jones, who is from Lexington and a graduate of UNA, has proven to be an excellent coach with an outstanding record - in 3 years at UNA he has had 55 wins and 25 losses; at Flowers Hall this year, they won 16 and lost 0, and have lost only 3 games in Flowers Hall in 3 years; in just 3 years he has brought them to the Gulf South Conference Championship and placed third in the Nation in the NCAA Division II Tournament; and

WHEREAS, all of the basketball players have played with honor, and the following with special honors: Otis Boddie was named one of the five chosen for the National All Tournament Team, and finished among the top scorers in the Gulf South Conference with a 15.6 average; Freddie Copeland set a new Gulf South Conference Record for field goals with an average of .625, hitting 132 out of 211 shots; Richard Hartry, Jimmy Armstrong and Freddie Copeland were also top scoring players.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF FLORENCE, ALABAMA, that the Coaches and Players of the 1976-77 Basketball Team be congratulated for their outstanding achievements in basketball and for their contribution to the University of North Alabama and to the Community.

Done this 22 day of March, 1977.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand

and caused the seal of this city to be affixed

Mayor: William E. Batson [signed]

Date: March 22, 1977

ATTEST: James E. Nelson [signed]

CITY CLERK

Date Created

1-22-2026

Date

March 22, 1977

Document Type

Article

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