[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 113 (Thursday, July 13, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S9834]
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                     TRIBUTE TO FRANCIS J. BAGNELL

  Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I would now like to take the few minutes 
remaining before morning business expires, in the absence of any other 
Senator on the floor, to comment on the passing of a great American, 
Francis J. Bagnell, commonly known as ``Reg'' Bagnell, who, as we 
speak, is having memorial funeral services conducted in the 
Philadelphia suburbs.
  Reg Bagnell has been an outstanding figure in the Philadelphia area 
in Pennsylvania and in America as a contributor to important causes. He 
achieved legendary fame as a young football player at the University of 
Pennsylvania in the fall of 1946. Reg Bagnell and I were classmates at 
the University of Pennsylvania in 1951. And I was one of those who sat 
in the stands and admired his prowess. He weighed about 160 pounds and 
played tailback. On the old single wing on one glorious autumn day in 
1946, he threw 14 consecutive passes against Dartmouth. And he followed 
his all-American status by being an all-American contributor to the 
American scene. And I thought it appropriate to take just a few moments 
to recognize Reg Bagnell's great contribution, not only as an athlete 
but as a community activist and as a great American.
  I see it is now 10:45, Mr. President, the time to adjourn morning 
business, so I conclude and yield the floor.

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