[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 23, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E249]
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                   IN RECOGNITION OF MS. MARSHA SHARP

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                           HON. LARRY COMBEST

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 23, 1999

  Mr. COMBEST. Mr. Speaker, I am most honored to rise today to extend 
my sincere congratulations to Ms. Marsha Sharp, head coach of the Texas 
Tech University Lady Raiders basketball team, for being inducted into 
the Texas Women's Hall of Fame. Coach Sharp was selected as one of only 
seven women to receive this prestigious honor, which I know she richly 
deserves.
  Coach Sharp is in her 17th season as head coach of the Texas Tech 
Lady Raiders. Her professionalism, love of the game, remarkable 
coaching talents, and winning attitude have left her only five 
victories short of 400 victories while at Texas Tech, and a record of 
395-128. Coach Sharp is widely respected by her players, her 
colleagues, and Lady Raider fans.
  Throughout her career at Texas Tech, Coach Sharp has been recognized 
for her outstanding coaching abilities by other associations. She was 
the 1998 Big 12 Coach of the Year in women's basketball. In 1993, the 
Texas Tech Lady Raiders forged ahead to bring home the coveted NCAA 
national championship title, and Coach Sharp, the force behind the 
success, was named the National Coach of the Year in 1993 by the 
Women's Basketball News Service and the Columbus, Ohio Touchdown Club. 
She received the same honor in 1994 from the Women's Basketball Coaches 
Association. While Texas Tech University was still in the Southwest 
Conference, she was named the women's basketball coach of the year an 
impressive seven times.
  Away from the game, Coach Sharp has served on the WBCA Board of 
Directors, Converse Coach of the Year Committee, Kodak All-American 
Selection Committee, NCAA Regional Selection Committee, Southwest 
Conference Tournament Committee, and Texas Girls Basketball Association 
Committee. She presently serves as the director for the Lady Raider 
Basketball Camps, and is actively involved with Special Olympic 
Celebrity fund raisers and the Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon. Coach 
Sharp is dedicated not only to her team and Texas Tech University, but 
to the entire Lubbock community.
  It is with great pleasure that I recognize and congratulate Ms. 
Marsha Sharp on here unsurpassed achievements and contributions that 
have earned her the distinct honor of being inducted into the Texas 
Women's Hall of Fame.

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