[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 346 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 346

  Acknowledging that the undefeated and untied 1951 University of San 
 Francisco Dons football team suffered a grave injustice by not being 
   invited to any post-season Bowl game due to racial prejudice that 
   prevailed at the time and seeking appropriate recognition for the 
              surviving members of that championship team.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 27, 2000

Mrs. Boxer submitted the following resolution; which was considered and 
                               agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Acknowledging that the undefeated and untied 1951 University of San 
 Francisco Dons football team suffered a grave injustice by not being 
   invited to any post-season Bowl game due to racial prejudice that 
   prevailed at the time and seeking appropriate recognition for the 
              surviving members of that championship team.

Whereas the 1951 University of San Francisco Dons football team completed its 
        championship season with an unblemished record;
Whereas this closely knit team failed to receive an invitation to compete in any 
        post-season Bowl game because two of its players were African-American;
Whereas the 1951 University of San Francisco Dons football team courageously and 
        rightly rejected an offer to play in a Bowl game without their African-
        American teammates;
Whereas this exceptionally gifted team, for the most objectionable of reasons, 
        was deprived of the opportunity to prove itself before a national 
        audience;
Whereas ten members of this team were drafted into the National Football League, 
        five played in the Pro Bowl and three were inducted into the Hall of 
        Fame;
Whereas our Nation has made great strides in overcoming the barriers of 
        oppression, intolerance, and discrimination in order to ensure fair and 
        equal treatment for every American by every American; and
Whereas it is appropriate and fitting to now offer these athletes the attention 
        and accolades they earned but were denied: Now therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) applauds the undefeated and untied 1951 University of 
        San Francisco Dons football team for its determination, 
        commitment and integrity both on and off the playing field; and
            (2) acknowledges that the treatment endured by this team 
        was wrong and that recognition for its accomplishments is long 
        overdue.
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