[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 90 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 90

 Congratulating Lovie Smith of the Chicago Bears and Tony Dungy of the 
Indianapolis Colts on becoming the first African-American head coaches 
    of National Football League teams to qualify for the Super Bowl.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 23, 2007

   Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan (for herself, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Eddie 
Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Baca, Ms. Carson, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Kirk, 
    Mr. Payne, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Watson, Mr. 
Grijalva, and Mr. Filner) submitted the following resolution; which was 
      referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Congratulating Lovie Smith of the Chicago Bears and Tony Dungy of the 
Indianapolis Colts on becoming the first African-American head coaches 
    of National Football League teams to qualify for the Super Bowl.

Whereas in the 40 Super Bowls prior to Super Bowl XLI, to be held on February 4, 
        2007, no National Football League (NFL) team that played in the Super 
        Bowl had an African-American head coach;
Whereas on January 21, 2007, in Chicago, Illinois, the Chicago Bears, coached by 
        Lovie Smith--an African-American--defeated the New Orleans Saints by a 
        score of 39 to 14 in the National Football Conference Championship game 
        and advanced to Super Bowl XLI;
Whereas Lovie Smith was named the 13th head coach in Chicago Bears history on 
        January 15, 2004;
Whereas Lovie Smith was named the Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year for 
        2005;
Whereas Lovie Smith's 11 victories in 2005 are the most by a second-year coach 
        in the history of the Chicago Bears and he became the first second-year 
        coach of the Bears to win a division title, earning the second seed in 
        the National Football Conference playoffs;
Whereas on January 21, 2007, in Indianapolis, Indiana, the Indianapolis Colts, 
        coached by Tony Dungy--an African-American--defeated the New England 
        Patriots by a score of 38 to 34 in the American Football Conference's 
        Championship game and also advanced to Super Bowl XLI;
Whereas Anthony Kevin ``Tony'' Dungy was named head coach of the Indianapolis 
        Colts on January 22, 2002;
Whereas the 2006 season was Tony Dungy's 5th with the Colts and 11th as an NFL 
        head coach;
Whereas Tony Dungy is the 35th coach in NFL history to earn 100 career victories 
        (including playoff victories);
Whereas Tony Dungy leads all NFL head coaches in wins from 1999 to 2005, with a 
        record of 78 wins and 34 defeats;
Whereas the NFL had a record 7 African-American head coaches in 2006 and a 
        record of 197 African-American coaches total, including 7 assistant head 
        coaches; and
Whereas since Frederick Douglass ``Fritz'' Pollard became the first African-
        American head coach in the NFL in 1922, there have been nine other 
        African-American head coaches in the NFL--including five who are 
        currently serving: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved,  That the House of Representatives congratulates Lovie 
Smith of the Chicago Bears and Tony Dungy of the Indianapolis Colts for 
their accomplishments and for being the first African-American head 
coaches of National Football League teams to qualify for the Super 
Bowl.
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