[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 100 (Thursday, June 13, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H3985-H3986]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING ROBERT HUGHES

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Texas (Mr. Veasey) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. VEASEY. Mr. Speaker, yesterday two basketball legends were lost. 
One of those basketball legends was from Fort Worth, Texas, better 
known as the ``Mayor of Stop Six,'' and that was Coach Robert Hughes.
  Coach Robert Hughes was the winningest boys high school basketball

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coach in the country. There are only four coaches with over 1,000 wins, 
and Coach Hughes is one of those with 1,333 wins, making him the 
winningest coach of all time for boys.
  He grew up in Oklahoma, played basketball at Texas Southern, and was 
drafted by the Boston Celtics. An injury landed him in the Fort Worth 
Independent School District where he coached during the time of 
segregation for I.M. Terrell.
  After segregation ended, Coach Hughes moved to Dunbar High School 
where he put on quite a show. There were no accidents with Coach 
Hughes. All of his kids followed the rules. They were well disciplined. 
They followed through with pinpoint execution. Coach Hughes didn't play 
any games in his coaching of these young men. He would have his coat 
unbuttoned, and if someone came down and took a shot that he knew 
wasn't right, Coach Hughes would put his hands on his hips, look down 
at the bench and point, and have another person come in.

  It was just amazing that decade after decade, Coach Hughes produced 
so many outstanding players, so many State championships, and was a 
role model for so many of these young men and a father figure for many 
of these young men. You should see the comments on Facebook about Coach 
Hughes.
  Coach Hughes and Coach Rambo, as you see there to his right, are both 
gone now. However, the memories of what Coach Hughes has done for the 
city of Fort Worth, what he has done for basketball in Texas in a 
school known for Friday night lights, this man literally was the show, 
and we will miss Coach Hughes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.

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