[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 248 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 248

  Honoring Glenn ``Jeep'' Davis for being one of the greatest Olympic 
  hurdlers, an active member of his community, and life-long teacher.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 16, 2009

 Ms. Sutton submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
            the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Honoring Glenn ``Jeep'' Davis for being one of the greatest Olympic 
  hurdlers, an active member of his community, and life-long teacher.

Whereas Glenn ``Jeep'' Davis was born September 12, 1934, in Wellsburg, West 
        Virginia;
Whereas Jeep Davis was the first freshman to play varsity basketball at 
        Follensbee High School in West Virginia, even after a youth basketball 
        coach told him ``You'll never be a good athlete.'';
Whereas Jeep Davis' mother and his father, an ironworker, died within 12 hours 
        of each other leaving behind a 15-year-old Jeep and 10 siblings;
Whereas Jeep Davis moved to Barberton, Ohio, after the death of his parents to 
        live with relatives;
Whereas Jeep Davis was an All-Ohio honoree in football for the Barberton High 
        School Magic's and he won the high school State track and field 
        championship in 1954;
Whereas Jeep Davis won the gold medal in the 400-meter hurdles at the 1956 
        Melbourne Olympics while a sophomore at Ohio State University;
Whereas Jeep Davis won the gold medal in the 400-meter hurdles and 1600-meter 
        relay at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome;
Whereas Jeep Davis holds the Ohio State record for the outdoor 50-yard hurdles;
Whereas Jeep Davis was an 8-time Big Ten champion and won 26 Big Ten titles 
        while at Ohio State;
Whereas Jeep Davis held 5 world records in hurdling;
Whereas Jeep Davis played in the National Football League with the Detroit 
        Lions;
Whereas Jeep Davis was honored as the top amateur athlete in the United States 
        when he was voted the James E. Sullivan Award winner in 1958;
Whereas Jeep Davis coached the track team at Cornell University from 1963 
        through 1967, leading the Big Red to the Ivy League title in his final 
        season;
Whereas Jeep Davis was acknowledged by the Summit County Sports Hall of Fame as 
        the greatest athlete in county history;
Whereas Jeep Davis was a coach, teacher, and mentor in Barberton, Ohio, for 33 
        years;
Whereas Jeep Davis returned to Barberton High School and taught mechanical 
        drawing and driver's education;
Whereas Jeep Davis spent countless hours training athletes of all skill levels;
Whereas Jeep Davis was an assistant coach on the Barberton High School football 
        team and was head coach of the track and field team;
Whereas Jeep Davis was a loving husband to his wife of 52 years, Delores, and 
        father of 3 children, 6 grandchildren, and 1 great-grandchild; and
Whereas, with the passing of Jeep Davis on January 28, 2009, in Barberton, Ohio, 
        the Nation lost a talented athletic, caring mentor and teacher, active 
        community member, and loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-
        grandfather: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) honors the life of Glenn ``Jeep'' Davis;
            (2) recognizes Jeep Davis for his invaluable contributions 
        to American sports and to his community; and
            (3) extends condolences to his family on the death of this 
        talented and beloved man.
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