[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 167 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 167

 Honoring Vincent Edward ``Vin'' Scully, the baseball broadcaster who 
has magnificently served as the play-by-play announcer for the Brooklyn 
  and Los Angeles Dodgers for 67 Major League Baseball seasons since 
                                 1950.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 28, 2016

  Mr. Becerra (for himself, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mrs. 
Napolitano, Ms. Hahn, Mr. Schiff, Mrs. Torres, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Roybal-
 Allard, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. 
    Brownley of California, Mr. Takano, Mr. Ruiz, and Mr. Aguilar) 
 submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to 
            the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Honoring Vincent Edward ``Vin'' Scully, the baseball broadcaster who 
has magnificently served as the play-by-play announcer for the Brooklyn 
  and Los Angeles Dodgers for 67 Major League Baseball seasons since 
                                 1950.

Whereas Vincent Edward ``Vin'' Scully was born in the Bronx, New York, on 
        November 29, 1927;
Whereas Vin Scully was raised in the Washington Heights neighborhood of 
        Manhattan, New York;
Whereas when Vin Scully was 8 years old he decided he wanted to become a sports 
        announcer;
Whereas, in 1950, at the age of 22, Vin Scully joined the radio and television 
        broadcast team for the Brooklyn Dodgers;
Whereas, in 1953, at the age of 25, Vin Scully became the youngest individual to 
        announce the broadcast of a World Series game;
Whereas Vin Scully announced Brooklyn Dodgers' games through 1957, after which 
        he moved with the Dodgers to Los Angeles as the first team in Major 
        League Baseball to play in Southern California;
Whereas Vin Scully is credited with teaching the game of baseball to Los 
        Angeles;
Whereas, since 1950, Vin Scully has announced more than 9,000 Major League 
        Baseball games and almost \1/2\ of all Los Angeles Dodgers games ever 
        played;
Whereas Vin Scully has announced numerous iconic moments in baseball history, 
        including--

    (1) on September 9, 1965, Vin Scully announced Los Angeles Dodgers' 
pitcher Sandy Koufax's perfect game against the Chicago Cubs, concluding, 
``Sandy Koufax, whose name will always remind you of strikeouts, did it 
with a flourish. He struck out the last 6 consecutive batters. So when he 
wrote his name in capital letters in the record book, that `K' stands out 
more than the `oufax'.'';

    (2) on April 8, 1974, Vin Scully called the 715th homerun by Hank Aaron 
to break Babe Ruth's longstanding homerun record, stating, ``What a 
marvelous moment for baseball, what a marvelous moment for Atlanta and the 
State of Georgia, what a marvelous moment for the country and the world. A 
black man is getting a standing ovation in the Deep South for breaking a 
record of an all-time baseball idol. And it is a great moment for all of 
us, and particularly for Henry Aaron.''; and

    (3) on October 15, 1988, during Game 1 of the 1988 World Series at 
Dodger Stadium, Vin Scully announced a game-winning, pinch hit homerun by 
injured Los Angeles Dodger Kirk Gibson against Oakland Athletics' reliever 
Dennis Eckersley, declaring, ``High fly ball into right field, she is gone! 
. . . In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has 
happened.'';

Whereas Vin Scully has described the exploits of some of baseball's all-time 
        greats, including Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella, Sandy Koufax, Don 
        Drysdale, Duke Snider, Don Sutton, Fernando Valenzuela, Tommy Lasorda, 
        Orel Hershiser, Mike Piazza, and Clayton Kershaw, among many others;
Whereas Vin Scully has been nicknamed ``The Shakespeare of Baseball'', ``The 
        Voice of the Dodgers'', and ``The Voice of Summer'';
Whereas Vin Scully has been awarded the honors of--

    (1) National Sportscaster of the Year from the National Sports Media 
Association in 1965, 1978, and 1982;

    (2) Ford Frick Award from the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982;

    (3) induction into the National Sports Media Association Hall of Fame 
in 1991;

    (4) induction into the American Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame 
in 1992;

    (5) Life Achievement Emmy Award for Sportscasting in 1995;

    (6) induction into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 1995;

    (7) Sportscaster of the Century from the American Sportscasters 
Association in 2000;

    (8) induction into the California Sports Hall of Fame in 2008;

    (9) induction into the National Association of Broadcasters 
Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2009;

    (10) Ambassador Award of Excellence from the Los Angeles Sports & 
Entertainment Commission in 2009;

    (11) Top Sportscaster of All-Time from the American Sportscasters 
Association in 2009;

    (12) Baseball Commissioner's Historic Achievement Award in 2014; and

    (13) 32-time California Sportscaster of the Year;

Whereas, on September 23, 2016, during a pregame ceremony at Dodgers Stadium to 
        honor Vin Scully for his iconic life and contributions, he was likened 
        to Norman Rockwell and film character George Bailey; and
Whereas Vin Scully will announce his final game on October 2, 2016, when the Los 
        Angeles Dodgers visit the San Francisco Giants: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That Congress--
            (1) honors the life and legendary career of Vincent Edward 
        ``Vin'' Scully, whose character, artistry, and storytelling as 
        an announcer for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers has set 
        the standard for sports announcing; and
            (2) wishes Vin Scully a fulfilling retirement as he bids 
        farewell to the broadcast booth following the 2016 Major League 
        Baseball season.
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