--- title: HR 1424. Wright, Bobby and Carolyn; inducted into the Chattahoochee Valley Sports Hall of Fame; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1424 cite_as: HR 1424, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1424 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1424.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1424/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73449 date: 2026-02-19 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. 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Wright, Bobby and Carolyn; inducted into the Chattahoochee Valley Sports Hall of Fame; commend ## Text House Resolution 1424 By: Representatives Hugley of the 141st, Reese of the 140th, Buckner of the 137th, and Smith of the 138th A RESOLUTION Congratulating Bobby and Carolyn Wright upon being inducted into the Chattahoochee Valley Sports Hall of Fame; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, husband-and-wife coaching icons Bobby Wright and Carolyn Wright will be inducted to the Chattahoochee Valley Sports Hall of Fame on February 21, 2026; and WHEREAS, Carolyn Wright is a trailblazer in coaching and education, and has spent more than 40 years shaping young athletes through leadership and discipline; and WHEREAS, she has spent 32 years at Central High School in Phenix City, serving as head girls track coach and head volleyball coach, where her teams combined for a 593-375 record, 11 area titles, four regional championships, and four Final Four appearances; and WHEREAS, she also served as associate athletic director for Phenix City Schools and held multiple leadership roles with the Alabama High School Athletic Association; and WHEREAS, with nearly five decades of coaching, teaching, and leadership, Bobby Wright is a pillar of the Phenix City athletic community; and WHEREAS, for over 44 years, Bobby has coached at Central High School; and WHEREAS, as assistant football coach and later defensive coordinator, he lead defenses that recorded 59 shutouts and held opponents to an average of 10.8 points per game over 26 seasons; and WHEREAS, as head basketball coach from 1989 to 2021, Wright compiled a 675-223 career record, winning 19 area championships, seven regional titles and advancing to seven Final Four appearances, including state runner-up finishes in 1999 and 2016; and WHEREAS, he also served as athletic director for Phenix City Schools from 1998 to 2020 and founded Bobby Wright's Fundamental Basketball Camps, mentoring youth athletes for three decades; and WHEREAS, in 2020, Bobby and Carolyn Wright were jointly inducted into the AHSAA Hall of Fame, recognized as Alabama's winningest husband-and-wife coaching duo; and WHEREAS, their induction into the Chattahoochee Valley Sports Hall of Fame honors not only championship success, but decades of shared commitment to student-athletes, schools, and the broader community. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body congratulate Bobby and Carolyn Wright upon being inducted into the Chattahoochee Valley Sports Hall of Fame. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Bobby and Carolyn Wright. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. A Georgia House resolution congratulates Bobby and Carolyn Wright, longtime Phenix City coaches, on their induction into the Chattahoochee Valley Sports Hall of Fame. ### Plain-language summary This resolution is a ceremonial statement from the Georgia House of Representatives honoring Bobby and Carolyn Wright, a husband-and-wife coaching duo, for their induction into the Chattahoochee Valley Sports Hall of Fame on February 21, 2026. It recounts their decades of coaching and leadership at Central High School in Phenix City, Alabama, including Carolyn's 32 years coaching track and volleyball and Bobby's 44 years coaching football and basketball. The resolution does not change any Georgia law. It formally congratulates the couple and directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for them. ### What it does - Formally congratulates Bobby and Carolyn Wright on their induction into the Chattahoochee Valley Sports Hall of Fame. - Recites the couple's coaching records and honors at Central High School and with Phenix City Schools. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to the couple. - Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory change; it is a purely ceremonial statement. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names and honors Bobby and Carolyn Wright. It has no legal or practical effect on any other Georgians, agencies, or institutions. ### Why it matters The resolution has no effect on Georgia law, funding, or policy. Its significance is symbolic: it places an official legislative record of recognition and thanks for the Wrights' decades of coaching and community service in Phenix City. ### Key provisions - The resolution recites the couple's coaching biographies and achievements at Central High School and with Phenix City Schools. - The resolved clause has the House of Representatives congratulate Bobby and Carolyn Wright on their hall of fame induction. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a copy available for distribution to the Wrights. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-02-19) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-02-19) - Sponsors: Carolyn Hugley, Teddy Reese, Debbie Buckner, Vance Smith - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73449 > The history, votes, and amendments (134 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1424.md?full=1