May 22, 1995 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7119

In 1951, Hayden joined the University

of Alabama staff as assistant basketball coach. He became head coach in

1961, staying for 9 years. Legendary

coach Paul ‘‘Bear’’ Bryant made him

assistant athletic director in 1968, and

he worked as one of Bear’s top football

recruiters until he became head baseball coach in 1971.

Hayden Riley made many outstanding contributions to the University of

Alabama as both a player and a coach.

I extend my sincerest condolences to

his family and friends, and ask unanimous consent that a news column on

his career be printed in the RECORD following my remarks.

There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the

RECORD, as follows:

(By John Cameron, Assistant Managing

Editor/Sports)

BEAR SAID, JUST COACH, AND HE DID

Hayden Riley and Paul ‘‘Bear’’ Bryant

came to Alabama to coach just about the

same time.

Riley left Coffee High School in Florence

and joined Dr. Eugene Lambert’s basketball

staff as an assistant coach in 1957. Bear came

home in 1958 to take over as football coach

and athletic director.

Today’s generations know about the legend

of the Bear. Very few of the younger Alabama supporters know about coach Hayden

Riley. Some have never head of him.

Yet, Riley, who died Monday following a

lengthy illness, was one of the most loyal

and dedicated people to ever coach in the

Crimson Tide athletic program.

In a sense, he ‘‘was Alabama.’’ He lettered

in basketball and baseball as a post-World

War II student and, as a coach, he contributed greatly to Bama’s rich sports history.

Somehow, Coach Riley has been overlooked. He contributions are seldom recognized and he is not the Alabama Sports Hall

of Fame. However, he is not without fame.

Many former Alabama athletes and coaches

have fond memories of the Bama mentor.

They know what he did for them.

Coach Riley became Alabama’s basketball

coach in 1961, the same year that Bryant won

his first national championship.

In those days, coaching basketball was a

struggle. It was still all-white and all the

headlines, money and fans went to football.

Only a few leftovers went to basketball.

These were the days when Tide basketball

was played in cramped Foster Auditorium

and games provided students with something

to do after football season. Still, he was

happy just to have the chance to do the job.

He wound up with a losing record in basketball by only two games (102–104) but he

had some big years. Most of his losses came

in his early years.

In the SEC during the 1960s, you measured

success by the number of times you defeated

powerhouse Kentucky. Riley upset the Wildcats in 1964, 1965 and 1967. His 1967 team went

17–9.

In 1968, Bear made him assistant athletic

director and put him on the road recruiting.

He became one of Bama’s top recruiters during the early 1970s, a period that produced

some of the Tide’s greatest teams. He spent

quite a bit of time in Mobile and southwest

Alabama.

Bear then asked him to coach the baseball

team. From 1971–79, he compiled a 224–163–1

mark and won two Western Division titles.

Diabetes forced him to retire from coaching

in the spring of 1979, although he remained

with the university in an administrative capacity until 1982.

No, history does not record Riley as a

great coach in basketball or baseball at Alabama. However, it does reflect his strength

as a loyal member of the staff and a man

willing to give his time to help young people.

He seemed comfortable remaining somewhat

in the background.

SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF THE

SIGNING OF MOTOR-VOTER

fMr. FORD. Mr. President, last

month, one of my State papers, the

Lexington Herald-Leader, ran a story

about why people don’t vote. One of the

top reasons people cited for not voting,

was because they always forget to register.

Thirty-one-year-old Tracey Adkins

told the paper that ‘‘My husband’s a

preacher, and we move a lot from town

to town. It’s hard when you move a lot.

It’s inconvenient.’’ She couldn’t remember the last time she was registered, but said she would ‘‘definitely

register the next time she renewed her

driver’s license through the motorvoter law.’’

Tomorrow marks the second anniversary of the President signing this bill

into law, and the culmination of years

of work. But more importantly, it’s another milestone in this country’s long

history of working to assure all American citizens have the ability to exercise their right to vote.

From women’s suffrage in 1920 to the

Voting Rights Act of 1965 to extending

the right to vote to 18 year-olds in 1971

to removing physical barriers for the

elderly and disabled in 1984, Congress

recognized that the right to vote is perhaps the clearest expression of democracy at work.

When Tracey Adkins goes to renew

her driver’s license she’ll join tens of

thousands of other Kentuckians who

took advantage of the new system—

tens of thousands of other Kentuckians

who now have no obstacles between

their opinion and their Government.

In Kentucky, voter registration has

skyrocketed to record levels, gaining

76,550 new voters since January 1. And

it’s estimated that motor-voter is responsible for two-thirds of those new

potential voters. In the first quarter of

this year, over 2 million Americans nationwide registered to vote under the

new law. At this rate 20 million will be

registered by the next Presidential

election.

Not only are we experiencing the

largest voter registration increase in

our country’s history, but as Becky

Cain, president of the League of

Women Voters said, ‘‘The 1996 electorate will be larger, more diverse and

more reflective of the American people.’’

And, nearly 10 years of opposition to

this legislation has proven to be completely unfounded, from arguments

about the high cost of implementation

to the fear that somehow Democrats

would benefit more than Republicans.

Statistics show that new registrations

in Kentucky are almost evenly divided

between Republicans, Democrats, and

Independents.

Barbara Jorden once said that the

‘‘stakes are too high for Government to

be a spectator sport.’’ As more and

more Americans found themselves in

the bleachers simply watching the political game, they were encountering a

Government that knew little about

their problems, and even less about the

way the average citizen might want to

see those problems solved.

But motor-voter sent a clear message

to these disenchanted Americans that

Government belongs to them, its future guided by their individual vote.

Because, it is only through their participation that the democratic process

can work effectively, efficiently, and

equitably.

So, as we celebrate this second anniversary, we do so knowing that with

each new registered voter, this Nation

becomes a little stronger, our course a

little steadier, our future a little

brighter.

At 4:19 p.m., a message from the

MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

fHouse of Representatives, delivered by

Ms. Goetz, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has agreed to

the following concurrent resolution; in

which it requests the concurrence of

the Senate:

H. Con. Res. 67. Concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the

United States Government for fiscal years

1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.

MEASURES PLACED ON THE

fCALENDAR

The following concurrent resolution

was read and placed on the calendar:

H. Con. Res. 67. Concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the

United States Government for fiscal years

1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.

EXECUTIVE AND OTHER

COMMUNICATIONS

The following communications were

laid before the Senate, together with

accompanying papers, reports, and documents, which were referred as indicated:

EC–926. A communication from the Chairman of the Farm Credit System Insurance

Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law,

the Corporation’s annual report under the

Freedom of Information Act for calendar

year 1994; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

EC–927. A communication from the Secretary of Education, transmitting, a draft of

proposed legislation to provide for the termination of the status of the College Construction Loan Insurance Association (‘‘the Corporation’’) as a Government Sponsored Enterprise, to require the Secretary of Education to divest himself of the Corporation’s

stock, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

EC–928. A communication from the Secretary of Education, transmitting, a draft of

proposed legislation to provide assistance to

States and local communities to improve

adult education and family literacy, to help