[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 114 (Friday, August 2, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1224]
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      HONORING MR. SIMMIE JESSE HILL, JR. OF MIDLAND, PENNSYLVANIA

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                         HON. KEITH J. ROTHFUS

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, August 2, 2013

  Mr. ROTHFUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the memory of Simmie Jesse 
Hill, Jr. of Midland, Pennsylvania. He was born on November 14, 1946 
and grew up to become one of the greatest basketball players to come 
from Western Pennsylvania.
  Simmie Hill starred on the 1965 Midland High School men's basketball 
team, considered by many to be one of the best in Pennsylvania's 
history. The Midland Leopards won the State title that year, finishing 
the season 28-0. Mr. Hill scored over 650 points that season, and he 
led the team to victory with his thirty-one points in the championship 
game.
  The Sporting News named Mr. Hill a First-Team All-American when he 
was a senior at West Texas State University. Following his college 
career, Mr. Hill played four seasons of professional basketball in the 
American Basketball Association and retired in 1974. In 2010, he was 
inducted into the Midland Sports Hall of Fame.
  Simmie Hill passed away in Pittsburgh on July 14, 2013 at the age of 
sixty-six. He is survived by four daughters and nine grandchildren, and 
our thoughts and prayers are with his family.
  Mr. Speaker, Western Pennsylvania has a strong sports legacy, and I 
am pleased to honor the memory of one of our greatest basketball 
players.

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