[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 2 (Thursday, January 24, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S102-S103]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  STATEMENTS ON SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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 SENATE RESOLUTION 201--COMMENDING THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI HURRICANES 
    FOOTBALL TEAM FOR WINNING THE 2001 NCAA DIVISION I-A COLLEGIATE 
                     FOOTBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

  Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself and Mr. Graham) submitted the 
following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 201

       Whereas in 2001 the University of Miami captured its fifth 
     national title;
       Whereas the University of Miami is a member of the Big East 
     Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association 
     Division I-A and the Conference's champion for the second 
     consecutive year;
       Whereas the University of Miami's 23-1 record since the 
     year 2000 is the best in Division I-A football;
       Whereas in 2001 Head Coach Larry Coker won the Bear Bryant 
     Award naming him college football Coach of the Year in his 
     first season;
       Whereas after leading the Hurricanes to the national 
     championship in 2001, Larry Coker became the first rookie 
     coach to win a national championship since 1948;
       Whereas Edward Reed and Bryant McKinnie were elected 
     Consensus All-Americans;
       Whereas offensive tackle Bryant McKinnie won the Outland 
     Trophy, awarded to the Nation's best collegiate interior 
     lineman;
       Whereas offensive tackle Joaquin Gonzalez was named the 
     2001 Vincent dePaul Draddy Award winner as the Nation's top 
     college football scholar-athlete, becoming the Big East 
     Conference's first winner of the ``Academic Heisman'';
       Whereas quarterback Ken Dorsey won the Maxwell Award, 
     presented each year to the College Player of the Year;
       Whereas defensive back Edward Reed was named to numerous 
     All-American teams, leading the Nation with 9 interceptions;
       Whereas each player, coach, trainer, and manager dedicated 
     their time and effort to ensuring the Hurricanes reached the 
     pinnacle of team achievement;
       Whereas the students, alumni, faculty, and supporters of 
     the University of Miami are to be congratulated for their 
     commitment and pride in the Hurricanes' football program; and

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       Whereas their Division I-A national championships in 1983, 
     1987, 1989, 1991, and 2001, make the University of Miami 
     program among the most successful in college football 
     history: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, that the Senate--
       (1) commends the University of Miami Hurricanes football 
     team for winning the 2001 NCAA Division I-A collegiate 
     football national championship;
       (2) recognizes the achievements of all the players, 
     coaches, and support staff who were instrumental in helping 
     the University of Miami win the 2001 NCAA Division I-A 
     collegiate football national championship and invites them to 
     the United States Capitol Building to be honored;
       (3) requests that the President recognize the 
     accomplishments and achievements of the 2001 University of 
     Miami football team and invite them to Washington, D.C. for a 
     White House ceremony for national championship teams; and
       (4) directs the Secretary of the Senate to make available 
     enrolled copies of this resolution to the University of Miami 
     for appropriate display and to transmit an enrolled copy of 
     the resolution to each coach and member of the 2001 NCAA 
     Division I-A collegiate football national championship team.

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