[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 59 (Thursday, March 30, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S4938]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                           SALUTE TO BUD LEA

 Mr. KOHL. Mr. President, I rise today to salute a prominent figure in 
Wisconsin sports journalism, Mr. Bud Lea. Much to my dismay and the 
dismay of his many fans, Bud recently announced his decision to retire. 
For his entire career, which has lasted 42 years, Bud Lea has followed 
sports for the Milwaukee Sentinel. During his many years with the 
Sentinel, which by the way is the longest tenure of any Sentinel 
employee, Bud has witnessed and written about some of the greatest 
moments in Wisconsin sports history. From the Milwaukee Braves 1957 
World Series victory to the legendary Green Bay Packers World 
Championships of the late 1960's, Bud was there. From the Milwaukee 
Bucks NBA Championship in 1971 to Marquette University's NIT and NCAA 
championships in 1970 and 1977 respectively, Bud was there. Whether it 
was an Olympic Gold Medal for Bonnie Blair or Dan Jansen, or the 
University of Wisconsin, Bud's alma mater, winning the 1994 Rose Bowl, 
Bud was there.
  The past 42 years have been good to Bud Lea, but they have been even 
better to those who have had the privilege to read his column. His 
straightforward and often humorous column greeted all Wisconsin sports 
fans with an early morning recap of the day's sports news. With his 
retirement, Bud Lea, a native of Green Bay, has more than etched his 
name into the annals of Wisconsin sports history, he has become part of 
that history. Bud's retirement is well deserved, and I wish him, his 
lovely wife Filomena and his sons, Perry and Dean, well. 
Congratulations Bud Lea--dean of Milwaukee sports columnists and sports 
writers.


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