[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 467 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 467

                    Honoring the life of Myron Cope.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 29, 2008

    Mr. Casey (for himself and Mr. Specter) submitted the following 
    resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

                             March 4, 2008

             Committee discharged; considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
                    Honoring the life of Myron Cope.

Whereas Myron Cope was a legendary Pittsburgher and voice of the Pittsburgh 
        Steelers for an unprecedented 35 seasons from 1970 to 2005;
Whereas Myron Cope died the morning of February 27th, 2008, at the age of 79;
Whereas it is the intent of the Senate to recognize and pay tribute to the life 
        of Myron Cope, his service to his community, and his legacy with the 
        Pittsburgh Steelers, the game of football, and the city of Pittsburgh;
Whereas Myron Cope is best known for his quirky catch phrases and for creating 
        the ``terrible towel'', which is twirled at Steelers games as a good 
        luck charm and has since developed into an international symbol of 
        Pittsburgh Steelers pride;
Whereas Myron Cope coined the phrase ``Immaculate Reception'', which became a 
        household term to describe the game-winning play in the Steelers' 1972 
        American Football Conference Divisional playoff victory against the 
        Oakland Raiders, one of the most notable plays in all of National 
        Football League and sports history;
Whereas Myron Cope spent the first half of his professional career as one of the 
        Nation's most widely read freelance sports writers, writing for Sports 
        Illustrated and the Saturday Evening Post;
Whereas Myron Cope became the first professional football broadcaster to be 
        elected to the National Radio Hall of Fame in 2005;
Whereas Myron Cope became so popular that the Steelers did not try to replace 
        him when he retired in 2005, instead downsizing from a 3-man announcing 
        team to 2;
Whereas Myron Cope served his community on the board of directors of the 
        Pittsburgh Chapter of the Autism Society of America and the highly 
        successful Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix charity auto races, of which he 
        was a co-founder;
Whereas Myron Cope also served on the Tournament Committee of the Myron Cope/
        Foge Fazio Golf Tournament for Autistic Children;
Whereas, in 1996, Myron Cope contributed his ownership of ``The Terrible Towel'' 
        trademarks to Allegheny Valley School, an institution for the profoundly 
        mentally and physically disabled;
Whereas Myron Cope was born in Pittsburgh on January 23, 1929, and lived all but 
        a few months of his life in Pittsburgh; and
Whereas the passing of Myron Cope is a great loss to the city of Pittsburgh and 
        the game of football, and his life should be honored with highest praise 
        and respect for his heart of black and gold: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) recognizes Myron Cope as a familiar voice to every 
        Pittsburgher and football fan alike, and his beloved persona 
        which will live on in the hearts of Pittsburghers and Steelers 
        fans for generations to come; and
            (2) recognizes the outstanding contributions of Myron Cope 
        to the city of Pittsburgh, the game of football, and the 
        Pittsburgh Steelers.
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