Bill > HJR7015

This Joint Resolution formally honors and commends Coach Mack Hawks on the occasion of his retirement after an illustrious thirty-seven-year career as a high school educator and coach in Tennessee, specifically recognizing his remarkable thirty-four-year tenure leading the baseball program at Oakland High School, which is a public secondary school located in Rutherford County, Tennessee. The resolution highlights his extraordinary achievements, including an unrivaled career coaching record of 760 wins and 446 losses—making him the winningest baseball coach in Rutherford County history—alongside two state championships won in 1999 and 2000, multiple district and region titles, and his 2014 induction into the Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Through this legislative measure, the Tennessee General Assembly—which is the official state legislature comprised of the House of Representatives and the Senate—pays tribute to his long-standing dedication to mentoring student-athletes, celebrates his lasting impact on Tennessee high school sports, and extends official best wishes to him for a happy and successful retirement.