08 LC 95
0491
House
Resolution 1568
By:
Representatives Carter of the
175th,
Shaw of the
176th,
and Black of the
174th
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending Randy McPherson as head football coach and athletic director for
Lowndes High School; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
due to the superior coaching abilities of Athletic Director and Head Coach Randy
McPherson, the Lowndes High School Vikings football team won the 2007 AAAAA
State Championship; and
WHEREAS,
Coach McPherson is a 1979 graduate of Lake Worth High School in Lake Worth,
Florida, and he has a Bachelor of Science degree in education from Bethel
College in Kansas, where he played football and was named an All-American in
1982; and
WHEREAS,
he began his coaching career in 1983 as a graduate assistant at Bethel,
transferring to Madison County (Florida) High School in 1984, where he was an
assistant coach, and from there to Suwannee High School as an assistant coach in
1985, returning to Madison to serve as assistant coach and defensive coordinator
before being named head coach in 1996; and
WHEREAS,
Coach McPherson coached Madison County High School to its first district title
in 1996, and for the next five years in a row, his team held that title;
and
WHEREAS,
they appeared in 21 playoff games including two state championship games,
winning it in 2001; and
WHEREAS,
in 2002, he became the head football coach and athletic director at Lowndes High
School, and, in his first year, he led his team to the first round of playoffs,
and to the second round in 2003, and finally in 2004, he coached his team to a
perfect 15-0 season and won the AAAAA State Championship title; and
WHEREAS, in 2005, Coach McPherson and his Viking team made LHS history by winning back-to-back state championship titles, with the team completing the season with a 14-1 record; and
WHEREAS, in 2005, Coach McPherson and his Viking team made LHS history by winning back-to-back state championship titles, with the team completing the season with a 14-1 record; and
WHEREAS,
in compiling a 123-30 record, Coach McPherson has won eight region
championships, completed four undefeated regular seasons, and won three state
championships; and
WHEREAS,
he received Florida Coach of the Year honors twice, and since coming to Lowndes
High School, he has received the 2004 Overall Coach of the Year Award from the
Atlanta Touchdown Club, the 2005 GACA Overall Coach of the Year Award, the 2004
Athletic Director of the Year Award, and the 2005 Athletic Director of the Year
Award; and
WHEREAS,
he and his wife, Deonne, have two sons, Will and Mitch, and they are members of
the First Methodist Church of Lake Park.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body recognize Athletic Director and Head Coach Randy McPherson and commend
him on his outstanding career.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit a copy of this resolution to Athletic Director and Head
Coach Randy McPherson.