[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 143 (Tuesday, October 6, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2449]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    IN RECOGNITION OF HURLEY MANNING

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                            HON. JEFF MILLER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, October 6, 2009

  Mr. MILLER of Florida. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mr. 
Hurley Manning, a Northwest Florida community leader, upon the 
dedication of Hurley Manning Field at Milton High School. Coach Manning 
spent his career serving and teaching, and I am proud to honor his 
dedication and service.
  Hurley is a life-long Floridian. He grew up in Milton, Florida, 
attending Allentown School, Berryhill Elementary, and Milton High 
School, graduating in 1956. He played football for Milton on the old 
Overman Field, and during his senior season played in the very first 
football game on the field being dedicated in his honor.
  After graduating from Troy State University in 1960 and coaching 
football in Georgia and in Gainesville, Florida, Coach Manning 
eventually returned to Milton High School in 1968 as the head football 
coach. He served as head coach for 21 years, winning numerous District 
and Regional titles. He is the only football coach in the history of 
Santa Rosa County, Florida to win a state championship, which Coach 
Manning did twice in back-to-back years 1978 and 1979. He was extremely 
dedicated to the teaching profession, teaching for almost 30 years, and 
he continues to keep up with his athletes, who are known as ``Hurley's 
Boys.''
  Madam Speaker, on behalf of the United States Congress, I am honored 
to recognize Coach Hurley Manning for his lifetime of service to the 
students and families of Northwest Florida. My wife Vicki and I wish 
him, his wife of 41 years, Shirley, his children Lynette Peterson and 
Heather Couper, and his grandchildren, all the best for continued 
success.

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