[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 81 (Monday, May 15, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H2333-H2334]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          HONORING DENNY CRUM

  (Mr. McGARVEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McGARVEY. Madam Speaker, last week, Louisville lost a legend. If 
you look up Coach Denny Crum or are a fan of college basketball, you 
know that is not hyperbole: 30 years leading the University of 
Louisville basketball

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team, 675 wins, two national championships, six Final Fours, and a 
stream of conference championships, all Americans, NBA standouts, Hall 
of Fame. Legend.
  That is on the court. In a town where college basketball is king, 
Denny Crum was an absolute rock star. After 600,000 hands shaken, 
autographs signed, and pictures snapped, Denny Crum was just as nice as 
if you were the first person he ever met. We were all Denny Crum's 
friends. Legend.
  If you thought Denny was good to new people, you should see what the 
guys who knew him forever thought. He was inclusive before it was ever 
cool.
  Guys going back 50 years still call him coach, mentor, friend. 
Everyone from Dr. Dunkenstein to guys you have never heard of got the 
same treatment. They were all Denny's guys, Cardinals. Legend, on and 
off the court.
  Today, we all join Scott and Susan, a city in mourning, and forever a 
community grateful for Coach Denny Crum.

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