HR0769 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate Howard L. Miller of Aurora on being inducted into the Tuskegee University Athletic Hall of Fame; and

WHEREAS, Howard L. Miller enrolled at Tuskegee University in the fall of 1962 after completing a highly successful four year career as quarterback at Cobb High School, Aniston, Alabama; he continued his legacy by earning the quarterback position as a freshman with the Golden Tiger football squad; and

WHEREAS, As a member of the Golden Tiger team his accuracy and deep passes earned him colorful nicknames such as "the Mad Bomber", "The Rifleman", "The Gun Slinger", and "Y.A. Tittle"; from the position of quarterback Howard Miller lettered each of his four years of play with a won/lost record of 20-10-2; and

WHEREAS, Howard Miller was also credited with having the most touchdown passes to a single wide receiver, the most touchdown passes in a game, and the most multiple touchdowns passes; these were incredible statistics for a player who was only 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighed 160 pounds; and

WHEREAS, Howard Miller was active in campus life as a student while at Tuskegee, working with the Tuskegee Institute Community Education Program (TICEP), Huntington Hall renovation, voter registration, and the political campaign which helped to elect the first African-American Sheriff in Macon County; and

WHEREAS, Howard Miller's professional career was filled with many accolades and honors, one of which was being the first African-American to work in the Applications Department at the Henry Pratt Whitney Company in Aurora; he is involved with several professional, social, and civic organizations which include Junior Achievement, community softball coach, the NAACP, Urban League Main Baptist Church hospital ministry, and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity; he also served a tour of duty in the United States Army from 1967 through 1969; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Howard Miller on being inducted into the Tuskegee University Athletic Hall of Fame; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Howard Miller as a symbol of our respect and admiration.