Full Text of HR0048 94th General Assembly
HR0048 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, During the 2004-2005 season, a century of | 3 |
| University of Illinois basketball tradition and excellence is | 4 |
| being celebrated as the Fighting Illini play their 100th year | 5 |
| of varsity basketball; and
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| WHEREAS, The tradition of Illinois basketball ranks among | 7 |
| the best in the nation; it is a passion with fans throughout | 8 |
| the State and alumni around the world; Illinois ranks as the | 9 |
| sixteenth-winningest basketball program in the history of the | 10 |
| game with more than 1,470 wins since its very first game on | 11 |
| January 12, 1906; the Illini have won or shared 16 Big Ten | 12 |
| championships, played in 24 NCAA Tournaments, and advanced to | 13 |
| four Final Fours since Elwood Brown coached the first Illinois | 14 |
| basketball squad; and
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| WHEREAS, To help commemorate the 100th year of basketball | 16 |
| as a varsity sport this season, the University of Illinois | 17 |
| Division of Intercollegiate Athletics has unveiled its | 18 |
| All-Century Team; this 20-man team was selected after voting by | 19 |
| thousands of fans on www.fightingillini.com and the Illinois | 20 |
| Basketball Centennial Committee; the team will be honored | 21 |
| during the Illinois Basketball Centennial Reunion Weekend, | 22 |
| January 28 through January 30, 2005, and banners displaying the | 23 |
| names of the All-Century Team will hang permanently at the | 24 |
| Assembly Hall; and
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| WHEREAS, The members of the All-Century team are Ray Woods | 26 |
| (1915-17), Chuck Carney (1920-22), Andy Phillip (1942-43, | 27 |
| 1947), Gene Vance (1942-43, 1947), Dwight "Dike" Eddleman | 28 |
| (1947-49), John "Red" Kerr (1952-54), Dave Downey (1961-63), | 29 |
| Duane "Skip" Thoren (1963-65), Don Freeman (1964-66), Nick | 30 |
| Weatherspoon (1971-73), Eddie Johnson (1978-81), Derek Harper | 31 |
| (1981-83), Bruce Douglas (1983-86), Ken Norman (1985-87), | 32 |
| Kenny Battle (1988-89), Nick Anderson (1988-89), Kendall Gill |
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| (1987-90), Deon Thomas (1991-94), Frank Williams (2000-02), | 2 |
| and Brian Cook (2000-03); therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 4 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 5 |
| we congratulate the Fighting Illini basketball program on the | 6 |
| occasion of its 100th anniversary celebration, and we celebrate | 7 |
| the rich history of Fighting Illini basketball; and be it | 8 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 |
| presented to the Fighting Illini basketball program as an | 11 |
| expression of our esteem and with best wishes for the continued | 12 |
| success of the program.
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