[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 80 (Wednesday, May 16, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E660]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   IN RECOGNITION OF THE OUTSTANDING SERVICE OF COACH ROBERT A. GREEN

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                         HON. ALCEE L. HASTINGS

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 16, 2018

  Mr. HASTINGS. Mr. Speaker, it is my great honor to rise today and 
recognize the achievements of Coach Robert A. Green, also known as 
``Pompey.'' Coach Green, a world-class runner, Army veteran, and 
Athletic Director at Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 
touched countless lives over the course of his distinguished career and 
represented the best of men, known by all for his generosity, kindness, 
and caring of his athletes.
  Coach Green was born in Fort Myers, Florida and attended Dunbar High 
School. He was considered the fastest football player in his graduating 
class of 1949. He attended Allen College in Columbia, South Carolina, 
on a full football scholarship, where he obtained four Southern 
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships in the 100-yard dash 
and became the first runner from Allen to run in the world famous Penn 
Relays in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After school, Coach Green joined 
the United States Army, receiving numerous awards, medals and 
commendations for achievements. While serving in the military, he tied 
the world record for the 100-yard dash at 9.3 seconds.
  Coach Green began working at Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale 
in 1957. He served as the Track Coach, Department Chair and Athletic 
Director over a 35-year career. He was the first African American Coach 
to attend the Broward County Coaches Clinic for Track Coaches, allowing 
Dillard High School to participate in the County's Integrated Track 
Meet in 1967.
  He is also the founder of the Panther 100 Club. This innovative and 
vast booster club has donated over $100,000 to the academic and 
athletic clubs of Dillard High School. These funds have afforded 
numerous unique opportunities for the children of Dillard High School, 
including trips to Alaska, New Orleans, and Washington, D.C. Coach 
Green is a member of the National Negro, Allen University, Florida High 
School and Dillard High School Halls of Fame. The tracks of Dillard 
High School and Dunbar High School are named in his honor and his 
football jersey, No. 4, is retired from use at Dunbar High School.
  Mr. Speaker, Coach Robert A. Green is more than deserving of 
recognition in the annals of American History for his service to our 
country, and his dedication to the education, mentoring, and the 
personal development of the youth of Dillard High School. I thank him 
once again for his years of service.

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