[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 72 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. CON. RES. 72

    Honoring the centennial celebration of the University of Kansas 
basketball program and the contributions of the program to the sport of 
  basketball and of the coaches, players, and 500 lettermen, who have 
  achieved success and made significant contributions on and off the 
                           basketball court.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 4, 1998

  Mr. Roberts (for himself and Mr. Brownback) submitted the following 
concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
                      Science, and Transportation

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
    Honoring the centennial celebration of the University of Kansas 
basketball program and the contributions of the program to the sport of 
  basketball and of the coaches, players, and 500 lettermen, who have 
  achieved success and made significant contributions on and off the 
                           basketball court.

Whereas, in 1898, the ``Father of Basketball'', Dr. James Naismith, became the 
        first basketball coach at the University of Kansas;
Whereas Dr. Forrest ``Phog'' Allen, considered one of college basketball's most 
        successful coaches, succeeded Dr. James Naismith, winning 746 games, 24 
        conference championships, 2 Helms Foundation National Championships, and 
        1 National Collegiate Athletic Association (referred to in this 
        resolution as ``NCAA'') Championship;
Whereas Dr. Allen was influential in forming the National Association of 
        Basketball Coaches, lobbied to make basketball an Olympic sport, and was 
        a key individual in the formation of the NCAA Basketball Tournament;
Whereas University of Kansas graduates who played basketball under Dr. Allen, 
        including Adolph Rupp, Dean Smith, Ralph Miller, and Dutch Lonborg, went 
        on to achieve unparalleled success as college basketball coaches;
Whereas 13 University of Kansas alumni, including Wilt Chamberlain and Clyde 
        Lovellette, are members of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame;
Whereas the jerseys of Danny Manning, Charlie Black, B.H. Born, Paul Endacott, 
        Wilt Chamberlain, and Ray Evans were retired by the University of Kansas 
        because of their achievements on the basketball floor as University of 
        Kansas Jayhawks;
Whereas the University of Kansas men's basketball tradition includes more than 
        1,650 victories, 44 conference championships, 10 NCAA Championship Final 
        Four appearances, 2 Helms Foundation National Championships, 2 NCAA 
        Championships, in 1952 and 1988, and 10 Consensus All-American players; 
        and
Whereas Allen Field House in Lawrence, Kansas, maintains a spirited atmosphere 
        that provides the University of Kansas Jayhawks an immeasurable 
        advantage in their games: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
That Congress recognizes and honors--
            (1) the 100 years of basketball history at the University 
        of Kansas; and
            (2) the players, coaches, alumni, and fans of the 
        University of Kansas Jayhawks who have participated in the 
        basketball program throughout the years.
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