VA HJR173

Elisha "Cadillac" Harris is commended for more than four decades of service as an educator, mentor, and coach throughout Virginia

Harris holds a bachelor's degree from Norfolk State University and a master's degree from George Washington University, and became the first African American head football coach in the City of Virginia Beach

Served at Green Run High School, Indian River High School, Matthew Fontaine Maury High School, Elizabeth City State University, and Norfolk State University

Green Run High School stadium was renamed the Elisha "Cadillac" Harris Stadium in 2023; he has also received the Virginia Beach Champion of H.O.P.E. Award, NAACP Champion of Change award, and induction into the Norfolk State University Athletics Hall of Fame

The General Assembly directs the Clerk of the House of Delegates to prepare a copy of the resolution for presentation to Harris