[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 678 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 678

 Congratulating the Penn State Nittany Lions for their 400th win under 
                    head football coach Joe Paterno.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 17, 2010

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

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Congratulating the Penn State Nittany Lions for their 400th win under 
                    head football coach Joe Paterno.

Whereas The Pennsylvania State University (referred to in this resolution as 
        ``Penn State'') reached this milestone of 400 wins under Joe Paterno on 
        November 6, 2010;
Whereas the Penn State Nittany Lions football team has been coached by Joe 
        Paterno for 60 years starting in 1950 when Joe Paterno was an assistant 
        coach;
Whereas, in 2009, the graduation rate of Penn State players under Joe Paterno 
        was 89 percent, and the graduation success rate was 85 percent, the 
        highest rates among all football teams in the final 2009 Associated 
        Press Top 25 poll;
Whereas Penn State's football team has more wins under a single head coach than 
        any other head coach in the National Collegiate Athletic Association 
        (NCAA) Division 1A Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) history;
Whereas Penn State is 1 of just 7 football teams with a history of more than 800 
        wins, and Joe Paterno has been active with the program for 691 of those 
        games over 60 seasons, with an amazing record of 504 wins, 180 losses, 
        and 7 ties (73.6 percent);
Whereas among Penn State's accolades under Joe Paterno's 45 years as head coach 
        are 2 national championships, 7 undefeated seasons, 23 finished in the 
        top 10 rankings, and 3 Big Ten conference championships since joining 
        the NCAA Division 1A FBS conference in 1993;
Whereas Penn State has 24 bowl game wins and 36 bowl game appearances under 
        Coach Joe Paterno, both of which are the most of any school under 1 
        football coach; and
Whereas the continued dedication to the players and emphasis on academic 
        integrity and education of Penn State football under Joe Paterno has in 
        Penn State fostering 15 Hall of Fame Scholar-Athletes, 34 first-team 
        All-Americans, 44 overall Academic All-Americas, and 18 NCAA 
        Postgraduate Scholarship winners: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) congratulates the Penn State football team for their 
        unparalleled success resulting in 400 wins under head coach Joe 
        Paterno; and
            (2) commends the Penn State football program under head 
        coach Joe Paterno for setting an example of honor, success, 
        integrity, and respect for thousands of players, coaches, 
        students, and fans throughout the Nation.
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