Full Text of HR0207 94th General Assembly
HR0207 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois learned with regret of the death of Al Scott | 4 |
| on Thursday, March 3, 2005; and | 5 |
| WHEREAS, Alvin R. Scott was born on November 20, 1946, in | 6 |
| Chicago; he graduated from Emil G. Hirsch High School in 1965, | 7 |
| where he was an All City football player and wrestler; he | 8 |
| graduated from Central State University in 1969 with a B.S. in | 9 |
| health and physical education, where he was an All American | 10 |
| football player in 1966; he graduated from Governors State | 11 |
| University in 1976 with an M.A. in human learning and | 12 |
| development; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Scott played for the Cincinnati Bengals for a | 14 |
| short time; he was the sixth-winningest football coach in | 15 |
| Illinois high school history, with a record of 262 wins and 130 | 16 |
| losses; and
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| WHEREAS, He leaves a lasting mark on Public League | 18 |
| football, establishing his record in 33 seasons at Simeon High | 19 |
| School, where he coached from 1972 to 2004; he is the only | 20 |
| coach in Public League history to lead his team to the city | 21 |
| championship game in four decades; the Simeon Wolverines also | 22 |
| made four Prep Bowl appearances under his leadership; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Scott was one of the pioneers in bringing | 24 |
| respectability to Public League football, and he had the best | 25 |
| winning percentage in Public League history; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, | 27 |
| Inc., and throughout his career, he won a number of accolades, | 28 |
| including being named "Football Coach of the Week" by the | 29 |
| Chicago Bears in 1996, National High School Coach of the Year | 30 |
| for the Midwest Region in 1997, and he was inducted into the |
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| Illinois Football Hall of Fame in 2001; during his career, he | 2 |
| coached three high school athletes who eventually played for | 3 |
| the NFL; they are John Mitchell, Bill Johnson, and Ivory McCoy; | 4 |
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Al Scott has been deeply felt by | 6 |
| many, especially his wife, Lola G. Scott; his son, Alvin R. | 7 |
| Scott, Jr.; his grandson, Alvin III; and his mother and | 8 |
| stepfather, Margerie and James Harbut; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 |
| we mourn the passing of Coach Al Scott, and we extend our | 12 |
| deepest sympathy to his family, friends, students, colleagues, | 13 |
| and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our sincere | 16 |
| condolences.
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