[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 157 (Thursday, December 8, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2494-E2495]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING COACH BARRY ALVAREZ

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                           HON. TAMMY BALDWIN

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 8, 2005

  Ms. BALDWIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the coach of the 
University of Wisconsin football team who retires this year, Coach 
Barry Alvarez. In Barry Alvarez's 16 years as coach, the Wisconsin 
Badgers have gone from a 1-10 record in 1990 to three-time winners of

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the Rose Bowl and the Big Ten Conference. Coach Alvarez has made the 
University of Wisconsin into a perennial Big Ten Championship 
contender. The abilities, both on and off the field, of players led by 
Coach Alvarez, many of whom have been All-Americans and have gone on to 
play in the NFL, serve as a testament to the standard of excellence 
that he established at the University of Wisconsin's football program.
  It is with great sadness that I acknowledge Coach Alvarez's 
retirement from his duties as head coach at the close of this season. 
However, Barry Alvarez will now be dedicating his full attention to 
being Athletic Director at the University of Wisconsin. There is no 
doubt that Coach Alvarez will continue to bring the same determination 
and commitment he has brought to all of the University of Wisconsin's 
athletic programs as he continues his role of Athletic Director. It is 
fitting that in Coach Alvarez's final year as football coach, the team 
excelled beyond what some had predicted and will take on Auburn in the 
Capital One Bowl, on January 2, 2006. While at the close of this season 
he may no longer be Coach of the University of Wisconsin's football 
team, his legacy of dedication, hard work, and excellence at the 
University of Wisconsin is far from being complete. Thanks Coach, Job 
Well Done.

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