[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 163 (Tuesday, November 3, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1576]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   IN RECOGNITION OF BERWICK AREA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL COACH ON HIS 
                               RETIREMENT

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                           HON. LOU BARLETTA

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 3, 2015

  Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, it is my honor to recognize retiring 
Berwick Area High School football coach, George Curry, as he concludes 
a highly successful career. George is the winningest coach in 
Pennsylvania high school history, and has had a tremendously positive 
impact on countless student athletes in my district.
   For the past 46 years, George has embarked on a career underpinned 
by 450 wins and six Pennsylvania State Championships. He was twice 
named National Coach of the Year by USA TODAY, and his teams were 
selected as National Champions by that same newspaper three times.
   It should also be noted that George was not just interested in 
procuring a prolific number of wins. Rather, he was focused on the 
development of his players, both academically and personally. Many of 
George's players believe that they would never have had access to such 
world-class educations if they had not counted him as a mentor and 
coach--and more than 700 of George's players went on to collegiate 
careers. Further, over 200 landed scholarships to top Division I 
programs in Pennsylvania and elsewhere. The fact that George would 
spend hours putting together promotional packages for college 
recruiters on behalf of players who did not even attend Berwick Area 
High School is a testament to his utter dedication and commitment to 
the development of our community's youth, and is a practice that should 
be commended.
   It is no secret that George's players have enjoyed tremendous 
athletic success as a result of his leadership. But still others never 
played a single down of football beyond high school, and went right 
into careers, or trades, or into the military, and took with them 
lessons about life that only George could have instilled in them. They 
have raised, are raising, or soon will raise families that will become 
part of the expanding fabric of our community, and for this, we have 
George to thank.
   Mr. Speaker, I am immensely proud to help commemorate George Curry's 
phenomenal career, and am forever grateful for the futures he has 
shaped, and the lives he has touched. This is the true measure of a 
great high school football coach and mentor, and I hope that George 
will celebrate the culmination of an impactful career in the company of 
his family and friends.

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