[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 106 (Wednesday, July 9, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4337-S4338]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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    SENATE RESOLUTION 497--HONORING THE LIFE AND CAREER OF CHARLES 
                             ``CHUCK'' NOLL

  Mr. TOOMEY (for himself and Mr. Casey) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 497

       Whereas Chuck Noll was born on January 5, 1932, in 
     Cleveland, Ohio;
       Whereas Chuck Noll excelled at multiple positions on the 
     football field during a preparatory career at Benedictine 
     High School in Cleveland, Ohio and during a college career at 
     the University of Dayton;
       Whereas, after being drafted in the 20th round of the 1953 
     National Football League Draft by his hometown team, the 
     Cleveland Browns, Chuck Noll enjoyed a 7-year career as a 
     linebacker and offensive lineman;
       Whereas, after his playing career ended, Chuck Noll joined 
     coaching staffs headed by 2 future Hall-of-Famers, including 
     Sid Gillman of the San Diego Chargers;
       Whereas, after serving as an assistant coach for nearly a 
     decade, Chuck Noll was selected by the Rooney family to serve 
     as 14th head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers football team 
     on January 27, 1969;
       Whereas the current owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers is 
     quoted as saying ``hiring

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     Chuck Noll was the best decision we ever made for the 
     Steelers'';
       Whereas, in 1972, in Chuck Noll's fourth season as head 
     coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Pittsburgh Steelers won 
     11 games and made the playoffs for the first time since 1947;
       Whereas, on January 12, 1975, the Pittsburgh Steelers 
     dynasty was born when Chuck Noll led the Pittsburgh Steelers 
     to a victory over the Minnesota Vikings to win Super Bowl 
     IX--the first of the Pittsburgh Steelers' now 6 Super Bowl 
     titles;
       Whereas, over the 5 football seasons after winning Super 
     Bowl IX, Chuck Noll's Pittsburgh Steelers went on to capture 
     an additional 3 Super Bowl titles--Super Bowl X and XIII, 
     both by defeating the Dallas Cowboys, and Super Bowl XIV, by 
     defeating the Los Angeles Rams;
       Whereas Chuck Noll is best known for masterminding the 
     ''Steel Curtain'', one of the most stout and prolific 
     defensive units in National Football League history;
       Whereas both Chuck Noll's ability to identify talent and 
     his hands-on coaching technique led to Hall of Fame careers 
     for more than 10 of Chuck Noll's players;
       Whereas, following 23 football seasons and 193 football 
     game wins, including a record 4 Super Bowl titles as a head 
     coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Chuck Noll was enshrined in 
     the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio as part of the 
     Class of 1993; and
       Whereas, on June 13, 2014, Chuck Noll passed away 
     surrounded by loved ones at his home in Sewickley, 
     Pennsylvania at the age of 82: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) recognizes the life and career of Chuck Noll and his 
     contributions to the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the 
     National Football League; and
       (2) expresses its sympathies to Chuck Noll's family and 
     friends, the Pittsburgh Steelers, Steelers fans, and football 
     fans all around the world.

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