HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 84
(By Mr. Speaker, Mr. Kiss and Delegates Fleischauer,
Marshall, Beach, Amores, Anderson, Angotti, Ashley, Azinger,
Boggs, Brown, Browning, Butcher, Canterbury, Caputo, Compton,
Craig, DeLong, Dempsey, Douglas, Doyle, Ellem, Evans, Fahey,
Faircloth, Flanigan, Fletcher, Fox, Givens, Harrison, Hatfield,
Hrutkay, Hubbard, Keener, Kominar, Leach, Leggett, Mahan,
Manuel, Martin, Mathews, McGraw, Mezzatesta, Morgan,
Overington, Paxton, Perdue, Perry, Pethtel, Pino, Poling,
Prunty, Romine, Schadler, Shaver, Shelton, Smirl, J. Smith, L.
Smith, Stalnaker, Staton, Stemple, Stephens, Susman,
Swartzmiller, R. Thompson, R. M. Thompson, Walters, Warner,
Webb, Webster, C. White, H. White, Williams, Wills, Wright and
Yeager)
[Introduced April 12, 2001; referred to the
Committee on Rules.]
Requesting that the City of Morgantown, Monongalia County, West
Virginia, rename Willowdale Boulevard as the "Don Nehlen
Boulevard."
Whereas, Don Nehlen, the "Coach" retired after twenty-one
years as coach of the West Virginia Mountaineer football team;
and
Whereas, Don Nehlen began his reign as coach of the
Mountaineers in 1980 at the newly constructed Mountaineer Field
and ended it in December, 2000, with a win over Mississippi in
the Music City Bowl in Nashville, Tennessee, concluding 42 years
in football; and
Whereas, While his overall coaching record produced 202 wins,
Don Nehlen's teams at WVU posted a total record of 149 wins, 93
losses and 4 ties, including two undefeated regular seasons in
1988 and 1993, 17 out of 21 winning seasons and appearances in 13
post-season bowl games; and
Whereas, Don Nehlen was named the National Coach of the Year
in 1988, and Big East Coach of the Year in 1993, and he was
elected as President of the American Coaches Association in
1997; and
Whereas, Don Nehlen's achievements and contributions as coach
of the West Virginia Mountaineers football team go beyond winning
or losing football games; his life and career may be measured in
the way he has conducted himself, the lives he has touched and
the pride he has instilled in West Virginia University football
for the entire State of West Virginia through a program he
developed through the respect he has earned as a coach, teacher
and role model for not only his staff and athletes, but for the
entire State of West Virginia; he leaves a legacy that has been
established by being a man with a reputation for honesty,
loyalty, compassion and ceaseless hard work in his chosen profession who also happened to build a first-class football
program at WVU along the way and earned the love and respect of
his players, staff, other coaches and West Virginians; and
Whereas, The citizens of the State of West Virginia and the
city of Morgantown are proud of their adopted son, Coach Don
Nehlen, and honor his career achievements; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the City of Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia is
hereby requested to rename the Willowdale Boulevard in
Morgantown, Monongalia County, as the "Don Nehlen Boulevard";
and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House is hereby
directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the Mayor of
Morgantown, its city council and Don Nehlen.