[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 111 (Tuesday, July 8, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1401-E1402]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING MR. DICK DEITZ

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                           HON. JOHN SHIMKUS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 8, 2008

  Mr. SHIMKUS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate and honor 
Mr. Dick Deitz of McLeansboro, Illinois.
  Mr. Deitz is to be inducted into the 2008 National High School Hall 
of Fame, the highest honor that an individual associated with high 
school sports can receive. This Hall of Fame honors athletes, coaches, 
officials, and administrators for their extraordinary achievements in 
high school sports.
  Mr. Deitz has been working as a football, basketball, and baseball 
official in Illinois since 1958 and has been the state's rules 
interpreter in basketball and baseball since 1976.

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He is the head official for the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) 
football playoffs, and he is an IHSA clinician in both football and 
basketball.
  Mr. Deitz officiated state tournaments in boys basketball and state 
finals in football; making him one of a select few in the State to work 
finals in both major sports. He was inducted into the Illinois 
Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1998, and since 1993, he 
has been mayor of McLeansboro, Illinois.
  I extend my congratulations to Dick Deitz and his family for his 
impressive accomplishments and his induction into the National High 
School Hall of Fame.

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