[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 517 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 517

  Recognizing the life of Wellington Timothy Mara and his outstanding 
   contributions to the New York Giants Football Club, the National 
                Football League, and the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 26, 2005

Mr. Pascrell (for himself, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
 Serrano, and Mr. Ferguson) submitted the following resolution; which 
           was referred to the Committee on Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Recognizing the life of Wellington Timothy Mara and his outstanding 
   contributions to the New York Giants Football Club, the National 
                Football League, and the United States.

Whereas Wellington Timothy Mara was born on August 14, 1916, in New York City;
Whereas Wellington Mara graduated from Loyola High School in New York and 
        proceeded to Fordham University, from which he graduated in 1937;
Whereas Wellington Mara was closely involved with the Fordham University 
        football teams of 1936 through 1938, which at one point won 25 straight 
        games, and it was at Fordham University that Mara befriended future 
        National Football League Hall of Fame coach Vince Lombardi;
Whereas Wellington Mara was a vital participant in the New York Giants Football 
        Club since its inception and inclusion in the National Football League 
        in 1925 under the original leadership of his father Timothy;
Whereas, in 1930, Wellington Mara acquired part-ownership of the New York Giants 
        when his father divided the team between Wellington Mara and his brother 
        Jack;
Whereas under the co-leadership of Wellington and Jack Mara, the New York Giants 
        appeared in five National Football League Championship games between 
        1958 and 1963, and Wellington Mara was in charge of accumulating the 
        player talent that engineered this remarkable accomplishment;
Whereas, by supporting the agreement to share television revenues equally among 
        the teams of the National Football League, Wellington and Jack Mara gave 
        up significant revenue for their own team, but put the National Football 
        League on the path to collective success;
Whereas, after the untimely death of his brother Jack in 1965, Wellington Mara 
        became the principal owner of the New York Giants;
Whereas, under his leadership, the New York Giants have 26 postseason 
        appearances, 18 National Football League divisional championships, and 
        six National Football League championships, including the Super Bowl XXI 
        and Super Bowl XXV titles;
Whereas the only time Mara was away from the New York Giants was during World 
        War II, when he served honorably in the United States Navy in both the 
        Atlantic and Pacific theaters and earned the rank of Lieutenant 
        Commander;
Whereas, in addition to his outstanding leadership of the New York Giants, 
        Wellington Mara also made outstanding contributions to the National 
        Football League as a whole, including serving on its Executive 
        Committee, Hall of Fame Committee, and Competition Committee;
Whereas Wellington Mara has been inducted into the Fordham Athletic Hall of 
        Fame, and, in 2002, he was honored at the Fordham Founder's dinner, 
        which is Fordham's highest honor;
Whereas Wellington Mara was inducted into the National Football League Hall of 
        Fame in 1997;
Whereas Wellington Mara served his community as a member of the board of the 
        Giants Foundation, a charitable organization founded by the New York 
        Giants to provide financial and social support for disadvantaged youths 
        in the New York Metropolitan Area; and
Whereas, on October 25, 2005, Wellington Mara succumbed to cancer at his home in 
        Rye, New York: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives, on the occasion of the 
death of Wellington Timothy Mara--
            (1) expresses its deepest condolences to his wife of 61 
        years, Ann, his 11 children, and his 40 grandchildren; and
            (2) recognizes the outstanding contributions that 
        Wellington Timothy Mara made to the New York Giants Football 
        Club, the National Football League, and the United States.
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