[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 77 (Tuesday, May 19, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H5768-H5769]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                REMEMBERING THE LIFE OF COACH CHUCK DALY

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, today I honor a man who 
held his first position as a head coach at Punxsutawney High School in 
my district, coaching the Chucks. You will recognize the name of this 
coach, Chuck Daly, and realize some of his fame came much later when he 
led the Detroit Pistons to two National Basketball Association titles.
  This is a man who was voted one of the 10 greatest coaches of the 
NBA's first half century in 1996, 2 years after

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being inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. He was the first 
basketball coach to win both NBA and Olympic titles, and he led the 
Dream Team to gold in the 1992 Olympics.
  Daly, who died May 9 at the age of 78 in Jupiter, Florida, will be 
honored by basketball legends and eulogized by members of professional 
teams.
  But in Pennsylvania, we remember that he was born in St. Mary's, 
Pennsylvania, attended Kane Area High School and Bloomsburg State. We 
remember that he led Pennsylvania University to a 125-38 record in six 
seasons.
  In short, today we honor a hometown boy.

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