MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION 2017
By: Representatives Mangold, Currie,
Holloway
To:
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.
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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING THE
MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF COACH GWYN YOUNG UPON HIS 900TH WIN AND
OVERALL 901-250 RECORD AS THE COPIAH-LINCOLN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AND HEAD BASKETBALL COACH OF THE LADY WOLVES
BASKETBALL TEAM.
WHEREAS, Coach Gwyn Young, the Athletic Director and Head
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Women's Basketball Coach at Copiah-Lincoln Community College, has
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exponentially advanced the college's athletic program during his
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illustrious 40-year career at the institution, and most recently,
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on January 26, 2017, he achieved yet another milestone on his road
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of success when the Lady Wolves defeated Meridian Community
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College 76-70 to give him his 900th career win and to date,
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overall 901-250 winning record; and
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WHEREAS, before he became the coach and athletic director at
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Copiah-Lincoln Community College, Coach Young was a student and
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star basketball player for the Wolves team, and to commemorate his
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immense success at the establishment, the basketball court in
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Mullen Gymnasium was named in his honor in 2011; and
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WHEREAS, Coach Young furthered his academic and athletic
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success at Mississippi College after his graduation from
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Copiah-Lincoln, and during his tenure with the Choctaws, he was
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the Most Valuable Player and team captain on the basketball team
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and received his bachelor's degree before attending the University
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of Southern Mississippi to earn his master's degree; and
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WHEREAS, over the course of Coach Young's exceptional
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basketball career at Copiah-Lincoln, his teams have received
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numerous accolades, including claiming victory at seven NJCAA
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Region XXIII titles and eight Mississippi Association of Community
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and Junior College (MACJC) state titles; garnering the second
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place finish at 10 NJCAA Region XXIII titles; making six NJCAA
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National Tournament appearances; and not posting a losing record
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since the 1980-1981 season; and
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WHEREAS, Coach Young's incomparable leadership and expertise
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is evidenced in more than just wins in the record books and over
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the course of his coaching career, as he has engrained moral
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integrity and discipline into each of his high caliber athletes,
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and for his efforts, he has been inducted into the National Junior
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College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Women's Basketball Hall of
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Fame, the Copiah-Lincoln Hall of Fame, the Mississippi Community
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and Junior College's Sports Hall of Fame, and the Mississippi
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Association of Coaches Hall of Fame, and he was named the Region
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XXIII Coach of the Year in 1989, 1993, 1997, 2002, 2007, 2010 and
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2011, the MACJC and MAC Coach of the Year in 1993, 2001, 2007,
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2010, 2011 and 2013, and Coach of the Year for Junior Colleges by
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The Clarion-Ledger several times; and
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WHEREAS, the game-changing plays and brilliant strategic mind
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of Coach Young guided the 1989 Lady Wolves Basketball team to a
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school best 4th seed in the national tournament, and his former
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players have signed with 37 different colleges and universities,
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and to follow in his footsteps, many go on to become coaches
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themselves; and
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WHEREAS, when Coach Young is not occupied molding the minds
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of the younger generation or drawing up new plays for his
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basketball teams, he enjoys spending time with family, who has
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supported him throughout his career, his wife, Velesta, two
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children, Lane and Jessica, and five grandchildren, Mailey Kate,
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Reece, Justin, Mary Gwyn and Grant; and
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WHEREAS, the legacy of superior play and true sportsmanship
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forged by the tenacious and undaunted spirit of Coach Young, who
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has broadened the Copiah-Lincoln players' knowledge of the game
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and refined their skills in execution, is constantly etched at the
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forefront of the minds of those who were mentored by him, who
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worked with him, and others who experienced his greatness as his
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success at the college continues to amass; and
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WHEREAS, Copiah-Lincoln Community College has truly
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benefitted from the unrivaled skill and competence Coach Young
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provides to its athletic program, as success overflows from the
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court and tales of his accomplishments will forever echo
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throughout the halls and across the bleachers with the beginning
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of each new season; and
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WHEREAS, it is the policy of this Legislature to recognize
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and commend the accomplishments of Mississippians who dedicate
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their lives to the betterment of this state's youth, especially
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those such as Coach Gwyn Young, who continuously cares for
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children other than his own and instills in them the qualities and
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characteristics to become great citizens of this Magnolia State:
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF
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REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, THE SENATE CONCURRING
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THEREIN, That we do hereby commend and congratulate the many
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accomplishments of Coach Gwyn Young upon his 900th win and overall
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901-250 record as the Copiah-Lincoln Community College Athletic
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Director and Head Basketball Coach of the Lady Wolves Basketball
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Team, and express deepest wishes for continued success in all of
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his future endeavors.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be
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furnished to Coach Gwyn Young and to the members of the Capitol
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Press Corps.
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ST: Coach Gwyn Young; commend outstanding
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