[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 23, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S696]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO RICHARD BASHAM

 Mr. KOHL. Mr. President, I want to take a brief moment to 
recognize and congratulate Richard Basham on his retirement as football 
coach of the Marquette University High School Hilltoppers.
  Coach Basham led the Hilltoppers for 38 seasons. Throughout his 
tenure, the Hilltoppers had 4 undefeated seasons, 20 conference 
championships, and 9 state championships--including in Coach Basham's 
final season. With 340 career wins, Coach Basham has won more high 
school football games than any other coach in Wisconsin State history.
  In addition to Coach Basham's outstanding work on the football field, 
he led students in the classroom as a math teacher and chair of the 
Marquette University High School Mathematics Department. He showed an 
enduring commitment to bettering the lives of his students and his 
players, cultivating their passion for success.
  In a State that is proud to call Title Town and the great Vince 
Lombardi its own, Richard Basham will be remembered as the leader of 
another great football dynasty. In these almost four decades, Coach 
Basham and Marquette University High School Hilltoppers football have 
epitomized tradition, discipline, and success both on and off the 
field.
  On behalf of our State, I congratulate Coach Basham on his remarkable 
coaching career and for his retirement. I wish him good health, 
happiness, and prosperity for many years to come.

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