Full Text of HR0725 95th General Assembly
HR0725 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, In the fall of 1957, a group of young men stepped | 3 |
| onto the fields at Eisenhower and MacArthur High Schools, for | 4 |
| the very first football practice under the direction of | 5 |
| legendary coaches John Alexander and Bob Matheson; and
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| WHEREAS, Despite several injuries on the first Eisenhower | 7 |
| Panthers football team, the team was able to finish with a | 8 |
| record 2 wins, 4 losses, and 1 tie in their first season under | 9 |
| Coach Alexander, who would go on to win another 103 games in | 10 |
| his 25-year career at Eisenhower High School; and
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| WHEREAS, The first MacArthur Generals football team under | 12 |
| Coach Matheson finished zero and 7 in their opening season, but | 13 |
| Coach Matheson would go on to build a winning program that | 14 |
| posted 73 victories in an illustrious 17-year career at | 15 |
| MacArthur High School; and
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| WHEREAS, The two schools have met on the football field 48 | 17 |
| times, with the overall record of 31-17, in favor of the | 18 |
| MacArthur Generals; and
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| WHEREAS, Throughout the past 50 years, thousands of young | 20 |
| men have played football for MacArthur and Eisenhower and have | 21 |
| participated in a rivalry that divides the loyalties of friends |
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| and family and highlights both schools' tradition of producing | 2 |
| student athletes of the highest caliber; and
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| WHEREAS, The Eisenhower Panthers, led by Head Coach Don | 4 |
| Flowers, and the MacArthur Generals, led by Head Coach Derek | 5 |
| Spates, will meet on September 21, 2007 on the football field | 6 |
| at Eisenhower High School to renew their storied rivalry and | 7 |
| pay tribute to the coaches and players that have come before | 8 |
| them; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 11 |
| commemorate the 50th anniversary of the football feud between | 12 |
| the Eisenhower Panthers and the MacArthur Generals and wish | 13 |
| both teams the best of luck in future seasons; and be it | 14 |
| further
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| RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 16 |
| presented to Eisenhower Panthers Head Coach Don Flowers and | 17 |
| MacArthur Generals Head Coach Derek Spates as a symbol of our | 18 |
| esteem and respect.
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