[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 68 (Wednesday, May 15, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E811]
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              TRIBUTE TO BOB SLIVOVSKY AND KENNY WILLIAMS

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                        HON. WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 15, 1996

  Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I wish to pay tribute to two outstanding 
individuals who have contributed greatly to athletic competition in my 
district and throughout the Chicago area--Mr. Bob ``Slivers'' Slivovsky 
and Mr. Kenny Williams--who were inducted into the Illinois Basketball 
Coaches Hall of Fame on April 27, 1996.
  Slivers Slivovsky has devoted most of his life to athletics at Morton 
College in Cicero, IL, first as a member of the school's baseball team 
in the early 1950's, and for the last 24 years as equipment manager, a 
job title that does not even begin to describe his responsibilities. As 
Morton Athletic Director George Fejt said of his prized employee: He's 
our facility manager, sports information director, fundraising 
coordinator, and goodwill ambassador.
  However, it may be Slivers work outside of the school that made the 
difference in receiving his recognition by the hall of fame as a friend 
of basketball. For years, he has run and organized the Henry Vais 
Basketball Tournament at Morton, a two tiered competition for local 
grade-school players of differing skill levels that is recognized as 
one of he best tournaments of its kind.
  The tournament is his pride and joy--no team is eliminated and the 
kids enjoy themselves. It provides kids with an opportunity to play and 
not worry about the wins and the losses, as Slivers describes it.

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