[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 21]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 30813]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



     CONGRATULATIONS TO THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN'S FOOTBALL TEAM

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                           HON. TAMMY BALDWIN

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 17, 1999

  Ms. BALDWIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the University 
of Wisconsin's football team. This has been an exceptional season for 
the Badgers in many respects.
  For the second straight year, the Badgers are off to play in a major 
NCAA Bowl Game. The Badgers could go to the Rose Bowl, just as they did 
last year, or to another major bowl, depending on how other college 
teams fare in the closing weeks of the season. On Saturday, a beautiful 
and unusually balmy day at Camp Randall, the Badgers sealed their 
ticket to a bowl game by defeating the Iowa Hawkeyes, 41 to 3, and 
winning the Big Ten championship.
  But securing the championship was not all that was celebrated on 
Saturday. Before nearly 80,000 screaming Badger fans, tailback Ron 
Dayne made history as he became the all-time rushing leader in NCAA 
Division I football. Ron Dayne has finished his collegiate career with 
6,397 yards--and is the favorite for winning this year's Heisman 
Trophy.
  Ron Dayne's historic record and going to a major bowl game for the 
second straight year are only part of the triumphant season. The whole 
team created this championship. It was particularly heartening to see 
the team come together when Coach Barry Alvarez was either coaching 
from his hospital bed or the coach's box while waiting for knee 
replacement surgery.
  The Badgers end the regular season with a 9-2 record. Congratulations 
to all the players, students and fans at the University of Wisconsin. I 
look forward to enjoying the Fifth Quarter at the bowl game. On 
Wisconsin!

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