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Home My WebLink About11-166RESOLUTION NO. 11-166 A RESOLUTION RENAMING THE LAWNWOOD STADIUM FOOTBALL FIELD AS "CALVIN R. TRIPLETT FOOTBALL FIELD" IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA TO HONOR THE LATE COACH CALVIN R. TRIPLETT FOR HIS DEVOTION TO COACHING IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made the following determinations: 1. Calvin R. Triplett was hired in 1969 to coach football at Dan McCarty High School. Coach Triplett took a 3-7 team that had lost to Vero 61-0 in 1968 to a 7-3 record. 2. Coach Triplett coached the first three Fort Pierce Central teams. The first two were magical. No high school in Florida has ever done what Central's football teams did those first two years, including: • A record of 24-2, including 13-0 in 1971. • Coach Triplett won nine championships including three Suncoast Conference, two District, two Sectional, a State Runner-up in 1970, and AAAA State Championships in 1971. • Thirty players received football scholarships in Coach Triplett's four years in Fort Pierce. • Five players made College All-American. • Seven players made their College's Hall of Fame. • Four players were drafted by the NFL. • Four players signed as free agents. • Four year overall record of 39-7, three year record at Central 32-4, and Suncoast Conference record of 21-0. • Coach Triplett won two state football championships in Mississippi, one in 1958 at McComb and the last in 1986 at Picayune High School. • Coach Triplett won numerous Coach ofthe Year awards in both Florida and Mississippi and was nominated for National Coach of the Year after the Central 1971 season. 3. Coach Calvin R. Triplett was a man that helped many young men find their way in life through his outstanding coaching skills. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida: 1. This Board does hereby rename the Lawnwood Stadium Football Field as "CALVIN R. TRIPLETT FOOTBALL FIELD" in St. Lucie County, Florida. 2. This Board urges the citizens of St. Lucie County, Florida to remember the outstanding accomplishments and contributions of Coach Calvin R. Triplett. PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this ~ day of /~ /t ATTEST: 2011. BOAR OF UNTY CC}M SSIONERS ST. CIE NTY,~ O Y: ~~ CHAT APPROVE S TO LEGAL FORM AND CORRECT ESS,~ ._~~ CO NTY ATTO E