Full Text of HR0903 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Lou Henson had a distinguished coaching career, | 3 | | especially at the University of Illinois,
one of the premier | 4 | | universities in the world; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Beloved couple Lou Henson and his wife Mary were | 6 | | deeply involved in the Champaign-Urbana
community and | 7 | | throughout the State of Illinois; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Lou Henson contributed a large amount of his time | 9 | | and resources to charities and organizations in the
State; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, As a result of nearly 800 wins as a college coach, | 11 | | of achieving Big 10 and Big West
Championships, and of playing | 12 | | in two NCAA Final Four Championships with Illinois and New | 13 | | Mexico State,
Lou Henson has been inducted into the Illinois | 14 | | Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame and the National
Collegiate | 15 | | Basketball Hall of Fame; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Lou Henson is one the top 20 winningest college | 17 | | basketball coaches of all time; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Lou Henson had basketball courts at both Illinois | 19 | | and New Mexico State named in his honor; he is one of
two | 20 | | coaches ever to achieve that kind of recognition; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Lou Henson coached one of the most exciting teams | 2 | | in the history of college basketball, the
1989 Flying Illini, | 3 | | which was comprised entirely of Illinois-born players who had | 4 | | graduated from high
schools in Illinois, which included | 5 | | Chicago, Jacksonville, Aurora, Alton, and Matteson, among | 6 | | others; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, In 1962, Lou Henson refused to accept the head | 8 | | coaching position at Hardin-Simmons University until
the | 9 | | trustees agreed to desegregate the school, the basketball team, | 10 | | and the coaching staff,
demonstrating leadership when it was | 11 | | not fashionable; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Upon Lou Henson's death, tributes from around the | 13 | | country from players, coaches, fans, and neighbors described | 14 | | him as a man of great faith, a man defined by patience, a man | 15 | | always willing to talk
to a stranger, a man never given to | 16 | | swearing or demeaning his players, and a man who showed respect
| 17 | | to everyone; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 19 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 20 | | we honor the
life of Coach Lou Henson and recognize the | 21 | | contributions he made to the State of Illinois, and we support | 22 | | his nomination for inclusion in the Naismith Memorial |
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| 1 | | Basketball Hall of Fame; and be it further
| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | delivered to the Selection
Committee of the Naismith Memorial | 4 | | Basketball Hall of Fame.
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