Political Quotes

“I rise today to take notice of a very special man, Coach Ron Polk. He served as the head baseball coach at Mississippi State University for 20 years, where he led his Bulldogs to the college world series five times. Coach Polk has compiled an incredible record at Mississippi State with a record 888 wins. Last February, he became only the 16th coach in college baseball history to reach the 1,000 win pinnacle. He has been selected as the National Coach of the Year on two separate occasions and coached the U.S. Olympic baseball team three times. Coach Polk has taught and coached 18 all-Americans and 98 players who have gone on to the ranks of professional baseball. In addition, tonight he is serving as the honorary coach of the Republican congressional baseball team. We hope to have one more victory for his record tonight. It is with great honor that I recognize his achievements. The king of college baseball, he has served Mississippi State and college baseball with great distinction.”