[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 100 (Thursday, July 27, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S7925]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


  SENATE RESOLUTION 346--ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THE UNDEFEATED AND UNTIED 
    1951 UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO FOOTBALL TEAM SUFFERED A GRAVE 
  INJUSTICE BY NOT BEING INVITED TO ANY POST-SEASON BOWL GAME DUE TO 
  RACIAL PREJUDICE THAT PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND SEEKING APPROPRIATE 
    RECOGNITION FOR THE SURVIVING MEMBERS OF THAT CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM

  Mrs. BOXER submitted the following resolution; which was considered 
and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 346

       Whereas the 1951 University of San Francisco Dons football 
     team completed its championship season with an unblemished 
     record;
       Whereas this closely knit team failed to receive an 
     invitation to compete in any post-season Bowl game because 
     two of its players were African-American;
       Whereas the 1951 University of San Francisco Dons football 
     team courageously and rightly rejected an offer to play in a 
     Bowl game without their African-American teammates;
       Whereas this exceptionally gifted team, for the most 
     objectionable of reasons, was deprived of the opportunity to 
     prove itself before a national audience;
       Whereas ten members of this team were drafted into the 
     National Football League, five played in the Pro Bowl and 
     three were inducted into the Hall of Fame;
       Whereas our Nation has made great strides in overcoming the 
     barriers of oppression, intolerance, and discrimination in 
     order to ensure fair and equal treatment for every American 
     by every American; and
       Whereas it is appropriate and fitting to now offer these 
     athletes the attention and accolades they earned but were 
     denied:
       Now, therefore be it Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) applauds the undefeated and untied 1951 University of 
     San Francisco Dons football team for its determination, 
     commitment and integrity both on and off the playing field; 
     and
       (2) acknowledges that the treatment endured by this team 
     was wrong and that recognition for its accomplishments is 
     long overdue.

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