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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Homer Glen resident and | ||||||
| 4 | Chicago Bears' legend Steve McMichael on his long-anticipated | ||||||
| 5 | entrance into the Pro Football Hall of Fame; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, Steve McMichael played 15 seasons as a defensive | ||||||
| 7 | tackle in the National Football League (NFL), with 13 of those | ||||||
| 8 | seasons as a Chicago Bear appearing in a franchise-record 191 | ||||||
| 9 | straight games; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, Steve McMichael, a native Texan, began playing | ||||||
| 11 | football for the University of Texas Longhorns, where he | ||||||
| 12 | earned MVP in the 1979 Hula Bowl; he was inducted into the | ||||||
| 13 | Longhorn Hall of Honor in 1999 and the College Football Hall of | ||||||
| 14 | Fame in 2010; and | ||||||
| 15 | WHEREAS, At six feet and two inches tall and 270 pounds, | ||||||
| 16 | Steve McMichael, a charismatic soul, was drafted into the NFL | ||||||
| 17 | by the New England Patriots in 1980; he only played on that | ||||||
| 18 | team for a year before becoming a beloved member of the Chicago | ||||||
| 19 | Bears; and | ||||||
| 20 | WHEREAS, Steve McMichael played for the Bears from 1981 to | ||||||
| 21 | 1993 and was affectionately known as "Mongo" and "Ming the | ||||||
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| 1 | Merciless" or "Ming" for short; and | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, Steve McMichael's impressive record includes | ||||||
| 3 | ranking second in Chicago Bears History with 92.5 sacks; and | ||||||
| 4 | WHEREAS, During Steve McMichael's tenure with the Bears, | ||||||
| 5 | he helped his team win six division champions; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, Steve McMichael's performance was instrumental in | ||||||
| 7 | the Bears' 1985 Super Bowl XX victory and is considered among | ||||||
| 8 | the greatest defensive performances in NFL history; and | ||||||
| 9 | WHEREAS, Steve McMichael was a two-time first-team | ||||||
| 10 | All-Pro, a three-time second-team All-Pro, and a two-time Pro | ||||||
| 11 | Bowler; and | ||||||
| 12 | WHEREAS, Steve McMichael was named the 19th best player in | ||||||
| 13 | Bears history by writers Don Pierson and Dan Pompei in the | ||||||
| 14 | Chicago Bears Centennial Scrapbook in 2019; and | ||||||
| 15 | WHEREAS, Steve McMichael was described by the Chicago | ||||||
| 16 | Bears' Mike Ditka as the toughest player he ever coached; and | ||||||
| 17 | WHEREAS, During Steve McMichael's era, he helped the Bears | ||||||
| 18 | set numerous defensive team records, including fewest yards | ||||||
| 19 | allowed with 3,863 and most sacks with 72, including 10 made by | ||||||
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| 1 | McMichael; and | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The Bears' 72 total sacks still stands as an NFL | ||||||
| 3 | record, and Steve McMichael's 95.0 career sacks rank fourth in | ||||||
| 4 | NFL history by a defensive tackle; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Steve McMichael was elected to the Pro Football | ||||||
| 6 | Hall of Fame, garnering the required 80% of the vote from a | ||||||
| 7 | 50-member Selection Committee; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 8 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 9 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 10 | we congratulate Steve "Mongo" McMichael on his much-deserved | ||||||
| 11 | 2024 induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame; and be it | ||||||
| 12 | further | ||||||
| 13 | RESOLVED, That we thank Steve McMichael for his commitment | ||||||
| 14 | and devotion to the Chicago Bears and his legendary | ||||||
| 15 | contribution to the history of the Bears and professional | ||||||
| 16 | football; and be it further | ||||||
| 17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 18 | presented to Steve McMichael and his family as a token of our | ||||||
| 19 | esteem and respect. | ||||||