[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 141 (Tuesday, September 12, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1758]
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 SALUTING THE ``THREE AMIGOS'' FROM THE SEVENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 
                           DRAFTED TO THE NBA

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                          HON. CARDISS COLLINS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, September 12, 1995
  Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend the 
accomplishments of three outstanding student athletes from the seventh 
Congressional District of Illinois; Michael Finley, Sherrell Ford, and 
Donnie Boyce of Maywood, IL. Recently, these three students were 
drafted into the National Basketball Association [NBA].
  When these three young men attended Proviso East High School in 
Maywood, IL, they were often together and were nicknamed the ``three 
amigos,'' after the movie with the same name. As high school seniors, 
they were the leaders of the 1991 Proviso East Pirates basketball team 
that won the Class AA State Champion. While Michael, Sherrell, and 
Donnie were at the helm, the Pirates won the first of two back-to-back 
State championships.
  After high school, Michael Finley went on to play small forward at 
the University of Wisconsin and was recently drafted in the first round 
by the NBA's Phoenix Suns. Sherrell Ford played forward for the 
University of Illinois-Chicago Flames and was the first round draft 
pick of the Seattle Supersonics. Donnie Boyce was a guard on the 
University of Colorado's basketball team and was drafted in the second 
round by the Atlanta Hawks. Donnie succeeded despite the fact that he 
was recovering from a broken leg.
  Mr. Speaker, these three young men possess outstanding talent and 
have been highly successful student athletes. As the Representative of 
the congressional district that produced Isaiah Thomas and is home to 
Michael Jordan, I am looking forward to a bright future for Maywood's 
``three amigos'' and wish them lots of success.


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