Full Text of HR0825 97th General Assembly
HR0825 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, On August 6, 2011, Richard Dent was inducted into | 3 | | the Professional Football Hall of Fame; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, After playing for 4 years at Tennessee State | 5 | | University, Richard Dent was drafted by the Chicago Bears in | 6 | | 1983; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Richard Dent played every game during his rookie | 8 | | season with the Chicago Bears and started in 3 of those games; | 9 | | and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, In 1984, Richard Dent recorded a Bears team record | 11 | | of 17.5 sacks while being a starter in only the last 10 games | 12 | | of the season, which was also the most of any defender in the | 13 | | NFC; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, During the historic 1985 Bears Super Bowl victory, | 15 | | Richard Dent recorded 3 tackles, 1.5 sacks, and 2 forced | 16 | | fumbles, ultimately earning him the Most Valuable Player | 17 | | honors; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Richard Dent was named first-or second-team | 19 | | All-Pro 4 times and All-NFC 5 times; he was also selected to | 20 | | play in 4 Pro Bowls (1985, 1986, 1991, and 1994); and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Under Richard Dent's leadership, the Bears | 2 | | defense during the 1980s ranks as one of the best in the | 3 | | history of professional football; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Upon his retirement in 1997, Richard Dent had a | 5 | | career total of 137.5 sacks, 8 interceptions, and 13 recovered | 6 | | fumbles; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Richard Dent founded the Make a Dent Foundation | 8 | | over 15 years ago to improve the lives of children; the | 9 | | organization currently focuses on partnerships with higher | 10 | | education institutions, civic and community development, and | 11 | | leadership development; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, The Make a Dent Foundation cultivates the | 13 | | advancement of inventive and effective ways of helping people | 14 | | help themselves and those around them lead productive and | 15 | | satisfying lives; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Richard Dent embodies the true nexus of on-field | 17 | | excellence, sportsmanship, and teamwork; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, The members of this body, along with the citizens | 19 | | of the State of Illinois and the City of Chicago applaud | 20 | | Richard Dent for helping make history for Bears fans worldwide; |
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| 1 | | therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 3 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 4 | | we designate the date of August 6, 2012 as "Richard Dent Day" | 5 | | in the State of Illinois; and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to Richard Dent as a symbol of our esteem and | 8 | | respect.
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