[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 7, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E5]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          HONORING LOUIS HERMAN ``RED'' KLOTZ OF MARGATE CITY

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                         HON. FRANK A. LoBIONDO

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, January 7, 2014

  Mr. LoBIONDO. Mr. Speaker, today I extend my personal congratulations 
and the recognition of the U.S. House of Representatives to Louis 
Herman ``Red'' Klotz, a basketball legend and long-time resident of 
Margate City, New Jersey. At age 93, Red remains active in the sport 
for which he has long loved, making him the sport's oldest professional 
and one of its most-loved.
  Playing well into his 60s and serving as a U.S. International 
Ambassador of Goodwill, Red has helped introduce basketball to more 
than 100 countries and countless youth around the globe. As the owner 
and former player & coach of the Washington Generals, he and his team 
have challenged the dominance of their greatest competitor--the Harlem 
Globetrotters--for sixty-two consecutive years. And, as if playing over 
13,000 exhibition games wasn't a full-time career, Red and his wife 
Gloria operated successful businesses in Margate and Atlantic City for 
many years.
  I join with the greater Margate community and basketball fans 
worldwide in honoring Red Klotz for his countless contributions to the 
game. While your impressive decades-long past on and off the court is 
well-documented, it is your dedication today to the sport and fifty 
years in the South Jersey community that define your legacy.

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