[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 105 (Wednesday, July 17, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S8028]
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         SENATE RESOLUTION 279--TO COMMEND DR. LEROY T. WALKER

  Mr. STEVENS submitted the following resolution; which was considered 
and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 279

       Whereas, Dr. LeRoy T. Walker, as President of the U.S. 
     Olympic Committee from 1992 to 1996, and through a life long 
     commitment to amateur athletics, has significantly improved 
     amateur athletic opportunities in the United States;
       Whereas Dr. Walker has contributed in numerous capacities 
     with the U.S. Olympic Committee since 1977;
       Whereas, Dr. Walker is the first African-American to serve 
     as President of the U.S. Olympic Committee in its one hundred 
     year history;
       Whereas Dr. Walker has furthered amateur athletics in the 
     United States through service in numerous other amateur 
     athletic organizations, including the Atlanta Committee for 
     the Olympic Games, the North Carolina Sports Development 
     Commission, the Pan American Sports Organization, the Special 
     Olympics, USA Track and Field, the Athletics Congress, the 
     Amateur Athletic Union, the Army Specialized Training 
     Program, the American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, 
     Recreation and Dance, the National Association of 
     Intercollegiate Athletics, North Carolina Central University, 
     Duke University, Prairie View State College, Bishop College, 
     Benedict College, and many others;
       Whereas, Dr. Walker was an accomplished athlete himself in 
     collegiate football, basketball and track at Benedict 
     College, and an All-American in football in 1940;
       Whereas, as a track and field coach, Dr. Walker helped 77 
     All-Americans, 40 national champions, eight Olympians, and 
     hundreds of others, reach their potential amateur sports;
       Whereas, Dr. Walker epitomizes the spirit of the Amateur 
     Sports Act of 1978, the nation's law governing amateur 
     sports;
       Whereas, Dr. Walker was inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall 
     of Fame in 1987;
       Whereas Dr. Walker is recognized as a worldwide leader in 
     the furtherance of amateur athletics;
       Whereas Dr. Walker will be leaving his post as the 23rd 
     President of the U.S. Olympic Committee in 1966: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate commends and thanks Dr. LeRoy T. 
     Walker for his service with the U.S. Olympic Committee, his 
     lifelong dedication to the improvement of amateur athletics, 
     and for the enrichment he has brought to so many Americans 
     through these activities.

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