[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 160 (Thursday, November 6, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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             CONGRATULATING CINCINNATI LEGEND, JOE NUXHALL

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                          HON. JOHN A. BOEHNER

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, November 6, 2003

  Mr. BOEHNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate and thank a 
great resident of the Buckeye State, Joe Nuxhall.
  To fans of the Cincinnati Reds baseball franchise, Joe Nuxhall is--
quite simply--an icon. To his family, he is a terrific husband, father, 
and grandfather. And to his neighbors in the Cincinnati area, Joe is a 
true community leader.
  Born, raised, and still residing in southwest Ohio, Joe is nothing 
short of a Cincinnati sports legend. As a lifelong Reds fan myself, I 
place Joe's name among those of other all-time Cincinnati baseball 
greats like Pete Rose, Johnny Bench, Tony Perez, and Frank Robinson. 
From the moment Joe stepped onto the pitcher's mound at the history-
making age of 15 to his current work beside Marty Brennaman in the 
Reds' radio booth, ``The Old Left Hander'' is as synonymous with Reds 
baseball as anyone in the organization's long and storied history. And 
this summer at the Reds' new Great American Ballpark, the team erected 
an impressive statue of Joe to prove it.
  Next week, the community foundation in Joe's hometown of Fairfield, 
Ohio will honor him at a reception being billed as ``All-American 
Evening Honoring an All-American.'' Certainly, those attending the 
event will celebrate with Joe his unique accomplishments on the 
baseball diamond. But just as importantly, donations will be collected 
at the event to benefit the Joe Nuxhall Character Education Fund, an 
organization that highlights Joe's role as a leader off the baseball 
diamond as well.
  Mr. Speaker, for more than five decades, Joe has served and 
represented Cincinnati as well as anyone in the community possibly can. 
The only fitting way to end my remarks is to applaud his continued 
service to the Reds and to Cincinnati--and to borrow his trademark 
phrase of ``rounding third and heading for home.''
  I congratulate Joe and wish him and his family a wonderful evening 
next Tuesday in Fairfield.

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