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HJR 149

Ben Harris, inducted into the National High School Sports Hall of Fame, congratulated

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Napoleon Bracy

Ceremonial resolution commends Ben Harris for induction into the National High School Sports Hall of Fame, praising his Blount High School coaching record and community impact.

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Bill Summary · HJR 149

Summary — HJR 149 (Enacted): Congratulating Ben Harris on National High School Sports Hall of Fame Induction

Status: Enacted
Bill type: House Joint Resolution (HJR) — ceremonial resolution
Introduced: February 21, 2025
Sponsors: Representatives Bracy, Jones, Drummond, Clarke
Enacted: April 8, 2025

Purpose

HJR 149 is a formal, ceremonial resolution by the Alabama Legislature congratulating Coach Ben Harris on his induction into the National High School Sports Hall of Fame (Class of 2025). It recognizes his coaching record, community leadership, and contributions to high school football in Alabama.

Key provisions / content

  • Officially commends and congratulates Ben Harris for being named to the National High School Sports Hall of Fame (Class of 2025).
  • Notes the induction ceremony date and location: June 14, 2025 — Canton, Ohio.
  • Summarizes Harris’s background and accomplishments, including:
    • Product of Toulminville High School (Mobile, AL) and former quarterback at Alabama State University.
    • Transformative coach at Blount High School (Prichard, AL) beginning in 1988.
    • Led Blount to four state championships (1990, 1992, 1996, 1997) and eight regional titles.
    • Overall Blount record under Harris: 100–30; playoff record: 30–5; runner-up finishes in 1991 and 1995.
    • Subsequent roles: assistant and interim head coach at Alabama State University, head coach at Daleville (2000), and return to Blount (2003–2008).
    • Prior honors: Mobile County Citizen of the Year (1996), Blount HS Teacher of the Year (1992), Alabama Sports Writers Association Coach of the Year (1990, 1997), NFL High School Coach of the Year (1998).
    • Inductions into multiple halls of fame: AHSAA Hall of Fame, Alabama State Athletics Hall of Fame, Baldwin County Hall of Fame, Mobile Sports Hall of Fame.
  • Offers the Legislature’s best wishes for his continued success.

Who is affected

  • Directly honors Coach Ben Harris.
  • Public acknowledgment for Blount High School, its alumni, and the Alabama high school football community.
  • No regulatory, fiscal, or administrative impacts on state agencies, budgets, or policy.

Legal and procedural notes

  • The resolution is ceremonial and non-binding; it does not create legal rights, obligations, or appropriations.
  • Legislative timeline (selected):
    • Filed: Feb 21, 2025
    • First read/received in House: Mar 18–19, 2025
    • Referred to committee(s): Rules; also noted referral to State Affairs (Mar 19)
    • Received in Senate and acted: Apr 1, 2025 (adopted by voice vote)
    • Enrolled/delivered to Governor: Apr 3, 2025
    • Enacted (final): Apr 8, 2025

This resolution functions as an official state recognition of Coach Harris’s career and his induction into the National High School Sports Hall of Fame.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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