Full Text of HR0989 96th General Assembly
HR0989 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Craig Hentrich on | 4 |
| the occasion of his retirement after 17 seasons in the NFL; and
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| WHEREAS, Craig Hentrich grew up in Godfrey and attended | 6 |
| Alton Marquette High School; during high school, he lettered 4 | 7 |
| times in football and baseball and once in basketball; in | 8 |
| football, he served as a kicker, punter, safety, and | 9 |
| quarterback and was an All-America selection by Parade, | 10 |
| SuperPrep, and USA Today; he punted 98 times for a 42.7 yard | 11 |
| average for the Explorers and set the State record with 26 | 12 |
| career field goals on 44 attempts; and
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| WHEREAS, Craig Hentrich lettered for 4 years at Notre Dame | 14 |
| from 1989 to 1992, serving as both the placekicker and punter | 15 |
| on Notre Dame's football team while pursuing a degree in | 16 |
| management information systems; he finished his career with a | 17 |
| school-record 44.1-yard punting average, 39 career field goals | 18 |
| on 56 attempts, 294 points (2nd all-time leading scorer), and | 19 |
| made a record 98.3% of his PAT attempts; he also earned an | 20 |
| honorable mention All-America selection by Football News as a | 21 |
| punter during each of his last 3 seasons; and | 22 |
| WHEREAS, Craig Hentrich was an eighth-round NFL draft pick |
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| out of Notre Dame in 1993; he played with the Green Bay Packers | 2 |
| when they won Super Bowl XXXI; and
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| WHEREAS, Craig Hentrich spent the past 12 seasons playing | 4 |
| for the Tennessee Titans; he averaged 42.9 yards per punt on | 5 |
| 1,150 attempts during his career; he was with the Titans when | 6 |
| they played in Super Bowl XXXIV; and
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| WHEREAS, Craig Hentrich was picked to play in the Pro Bowl | 8 |
| in 1998 and 2003; and
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| WHEREAS, Craig Hentrich regularly participates in charity | 10 |
| golf tournaments, including his own annual event in Alton, | 11 |
| which has benefited the Boys and Girls Club for 15 consecutive | 12 |
| years; and | 13 |
| WHEREAS, Craig Hentrich serves as a model of hard work, | 14 |
| integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 15 |
| Illinois; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 17 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 18 |
| congratulate Craig Hentrich on the occasion of his retirement | 19 |
| and wish him many happy and healthy retirement years; and be it | 20 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 |
| presented to Craig Hentrich as a symbol of our esteem and | 3 |
| respect.
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