[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 69 (Thursday, May 22, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1039-E1040]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


CONGRATULATING KENNETH BURROUGH ON HIS INDUCTION INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN 
                    ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HALL OF FAME

                                 ______
                                 

                           HON. CORRINE BROWN

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 22, 1997

  Ms. BROWN of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate Mr. 
Kenneth Burrough, who will be inducted tomorrow into the Southwestern 
Athletic Conference [SWAC] Hall of Fame.
  A native of Jacksonville, FL, Kenny graduated from William Raines 
High School in 1966. In every sport he participated, he excelled. In 
his senior year alone, Kenny received All-State honors in every sport 
and received 85 4-year college scholarships in football, basketball, 
and track. His teachers also remember him as a successful and hard 
working student. Kenny was a true student-athlete.
  In the Fall of 1966, Kenny travelled to Houston, TX, to attend Texas 
Southern University [TSU] on scholarships for football and track and 
field. Playing for the Tiger football team, Kenny--also known as double 
zero [``00'']--won the team's most valuable freshman award.
  His skill and talent as a wide receiver earned him the all-SWAC 
outstanding back and all-SWAC football awards as a sophomore as he led 
the conference in receptions and receiving yards. Later that same year, 
Kenny won all-conference honors in track and field as a member of the 
440-meter relay team and the 100-meter dash.

  In 1968, Kenny was honored as Texas Southern University's most 
valuable player by leading the football conference again in receptions 
and receiving yards and winning all-SWAC honors in the 440-meter relay 
and 100-meter dash. For his outstanding track and field efforts, Kenny 
received an invitation to the 1968 U.S. Track and Field Olympic Trials.
  By Kenny's senior year, he was voted TSU's most valuable player, had 
earned All-SWAC honors, and received the All-American Award by the 
Sporting News and the Pittsburgh Courier. To finish off his incredible 
college career, Kenny played in the senior bowl and in the all-stars 
game against the Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs.
  By 1970, Kenny had become one of the most coveted football players in 
America. Later that year, Kenny was selected by the

[[Page E1040]]

New Orleans Saints as one of National Football League's first round 
drafts picks. After 1 year with the Saints and being selected to the 
all rookie team, Kenny was traded to the Houston Oilers in exchange for 
5 players.
  While in Houston, he left the league in receptions for 7 years and 
yards gained for 5. As he concluded his 13-year NFL career, Kenny's 
success with Houston had earned him four trips to the Pro Bowl.
  Currently, Mr. Burroughs lives in the Houston, TX area where he works 
as a motivational speaker with an emphasis on public relations and 
sales. In his spare time, Mr. Burroughs speaks at local schools and 
recruits major corporations to sponsor community development programs.
  It is a true honor for Mr. Burroughs to be one of nine former 
collegiate and professional stars inducted. Mr. Burroughs' 
accomplishments, present and past, clearly demonstrate why he is so 
special and deserves to be a member of the Southwestern Athletic 
Conference Hall of Fame. Congratulations to Mr. Burroughs and to his 
family on this most special of occasions.

                          ____________________