HR1424: HR1424 Wright, Bobby and Carolyn; inducted into the Chattahoochee Valley Sports Hall of Fame; commend

This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honors Bobby and Carolyn Wright, a husband-and-wife coaching duo from Phenix City, Alabama, who were inducted into the Chattahoochee Valley Sports Hall of Fame on February 21, 2026. The text recounts their decades-long coaching careers at Central High School, including Carolyn's 32 years as head girls track and volleyball coach and Bobby's 44 years as a football and basketball coach and athletic director. The resolution formally congratulates them and directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy for presentation to the Wrights. It does not change any Georgia law.

• Formally congratulates Bobby and Carolyn Wright on their induction into the Chattahoochee Valley Sports Hall of Fame.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the Wrights.
• Recites the couple's coaching records and honors at Central High School and with Phenix City Schools as the basis for the recognition.

This resolution directly names and honors Bobby and Carolyn Wright, retired coaches and administrators from Phenix City, Alabama. It has no regulatory effect on any other Georgians, agencies, or businesses.

The resolution carries no legal or financial effect; it is a ceremonial statement by the Georgia House recognizing the Wrights' decades of coaching and community service, giving them formal legislative recognition of their hall of fame induction.

• The whereas clauses detail Carolyn Wright's 32-year coaching record at Central High School, including a 593-375 combined record and four Final Four appearances.
• The whereas clauses detail Bobby Wright's 44-year coaching career, including a 675-223 basketball record and service as athletic director from 1998 to 2020.
• The resolving clause has the House of Representatives congratulate the Wrights on their Chattahoochee Valley Sports Hall of Fame induction.
• The final clause directs the Clerk of the House to provide a copy of the resolution to Bobby and Carolyn Wright.

1. 2026-02-19House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2026-02-19House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-02-19House Hopper (House)

• Carolyn Hugley (D, HD-141)Primary sponsor
• Teddy Reese (D, HD-140)
• Debbie Buckner (D, HD-137)
• Vance Smith (R, HD-138)

• commendation resolution
• Chattahoochee Valley Sports Hall of Fame
• Phenix City coaches
• high school athletics