[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 175 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 175

            Honoring Penn State football coach Joe Paterno.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 1, 2001

  Mr. Santorum (for himself and Mr. Specter) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
            Honoring Penn State football coach Joe Paterno.

Whereas Joe Paterno has served Penn State University as a coach for 52 years, a 
        tenure spanning the administrations of 11 United States Presidents;
Whereas Joe Paterno has served as Penn State's 14th head coach for nearly 36 
        years, since February 19, 1966;
Whereas Joe Paterno has been on the coaching staff for more than half of the 
        football games played by the Nittany Lions since the program began in 
        1887;
Whereas Joe Paterno always has placed a very strong emphasis on academic 
        achievement and character building, as evidenced by the selection of 21 
        first-team Academic All-Americans, 14 Hall of Fame Scholar-Athletes, and 
        17 NCAA postgraduate scholarship winners so far during his tenure;
Whereas Joe Paterno's most recent NCAA 4-year player graduation rate of 76 
        percent far exceeds the NCAA-wide average of 48 percent for the same 
        period;
Whereas Joe Paterno and his wife, Sue, have personally donated over $4,000,000 
        to Penn State's student library and academic programs;
Whereas Joe Paterno has led Penn State teams to 5 undefeated seasons;
Whereas Joe Paterno has led Penn State teams to 20 bowl game victories in his 
        career as head coach, more than any other coach in college football 
        history;
Whereas Joe Paterno was the first college football coach to win all of the 4 
        major New Year's Day bowl games: the Rose, Sugar, Cotton, and Orange 
        Bowls;
Whereas Joe Paterno led 2 teams to National Championship titles, in 1982 and 
        1986;
Whereas Joe Paterno's coaching efforts have yielded over 250 National Football 
        League players;
Whereas Joe Paterno has been chosen an unprecedented 4 times as American 
        Football Coaches Association Coach of the Year; and
Whereas Joe Paterno, on October 27, 2001, broke the longstanding record for NCAA 
        Division I-A victories, reaching the 324-victory mark, by leading his 
        team to a 29-27 win over Ohio State: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved,

SECTION 1. CONGRATULATION AND COMMENDATION.

    The Senate recognizes and honors Joe Paterno--
            (1) for his lifetime emphasis on academic achievement;
            (2) for his constant integrity, professionalism, and strong 
        focus on character building for amateur athletes;
            (3) for the example he sets through philanthropic support 
        for academic programs; and
            (4) for becoming the first NCAA Division I-A football coach 
        to achieve 324 career victories, on October 27, 2001.

SEC. 2. TRANSMITTAL OF RESOLUTION.

    The Secretary of the Senate shall transmit an enrolled copy of this 
resolution to--
            (1) Penn State Football Head Coach Joe Paterno; and
            (2) Penn State University President Graham Spanier.
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