[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 9, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H642]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 CONGRATULATING OKEECHOBEE HIGH SCHOOL

  (Mr. ROONEY of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. ROONEY of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate 
Okeechobee High School, home of the Fighting Brahmans of Okeechobee, 
Florida, for receiving a Wilson Golden Football from the National 
Football League to commemorate the 50th year of the Super Bowl.
  As part of the nationwide Super Bowl 50 celebration, the NFL started 
the Super Bowl High School honor roll program to acknowledge high 
schools and communities that have directly influenced Super Bowl 
history and impacted the game of football for the better. High schools 
across the country were chosen to honor each player or head coach who 
graduated from the school and was on an active Super Bowl roster.
  Okeechobee High School was chosen because of its esteemed alumni, 
Jimmie Jones, who played in both Super Bowls XXVII and XXVIII with the 
Dallas Cowboys. Interestingly, after the victory of Super Bowl XXVII, 
Jimmie chose to be in Okeechobee for a parade rather than a parade 
through Dallas with his team. We are all proud to call him one of our 
own.
  It is my honor to represent Okeechobee in the House of 
Representatives.

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