[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 497 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 497

        Honoring the life and career of Charles ``Chuck'' Noll.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              July 9, 2014

    Mr. Toomey (for himself and Mr. Casey) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
        Honoring the life and career of Charles ``Chuck'' Noll.

Whereas Chuck Noll was born on January 5, 1932, in Cleveland, Ohio;
Whereas Chuck Noll excelled at multiple positions on the football field during a 
        preparatory career at Benedictine High School in Cleveland, Ohio and 
        during a college career at the University of Dayton;
Whereas, after being drafted in the 20\th\ round of the 1953 National Football 
        League Draft by his hometown team, the Cleveland Browns, Chuck Noll 
        enjoyed a 7-year career as a linebacker and offensive lineman;
Whereas, after his playing career ended, Chuck Noll joined coaching staffs 
        headed by 2 future Hall-of-Famers, including Sid Gillman of the San 
        Diego Chargers;
Whereas, after serving as an assistant coach for nearly a decade, Chuck Noll was 
        selected by the Rooney family to serve as 14\th\ head coach of the 
        Pittsburgh Steelers football team on January 27, 1969;
Whereas the current owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers is quoted as saying 
        ``hiring Chuck Noll was the best decision we ever made for the 
        Steelers'';
Whereas, in 1972, in Chuck Noll's fourth season as head coach of the Pittsburgh 
        Steelers, the Pittsburgh Steelers won 11 games and made the playoffs for 
        the first time since 1947;
Whereas, on January 12, 1975, the Pittsburgh Steelers dynasty was born when 
        Chuck Noll led the Pittsburgh Steelers to a victory over the Minnesota 
        Vikings to win Super Bowl IX--the first of the Pittsburgh Steelers' now 
        6 Super Bowl titles;
Whereas, over the 5 football seasons after winning Super Bowl IX, Chuck Noll's 
        Pittsburgh Steelers went on to capture an additional 3 Super Bowl 
        titles--Super Bowl X and XIII, both by defeating the Dallas Cowboys, and 
        Super Bowl XIV, by defeating the Los Angeles Rams;
Whereas Chuck Noll is best known for masterminding the ``Steel Curtain'', one of 
        the most stout and prolific defensive units in National Football League 
        history;
Whereas both Chuck Noll's ability to identify talent and his hands-on coaching 
        technique led to Hall of Fame careers for more than 10 of Chuck Noll's 
        players;
Whereas, following 23 football seasons and 193 football game wins, including a 
        record 4 Super Bowl titles as a head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, 
        Chuck Noll was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, 
        Ohio as part of the Class of 1993; and
Whereas, on June 13, 2014, Chuck Noll passed away surrounded by loved ones at 
        his home in Sewickley, Pennsylvania at the age of 82: Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) recognizes the life and career of Chuck Noll and his 
        contributions to the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the 
        National Football League; and
            (2) expresses its sympathies to Chuck Noll's family and 
        friends, the Pittsburgh Steelers, Steelers fans, and football 
        fans all around the world.
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