[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 12795]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




CONGRATULATING ANTHONY KEVIN ``TONY'' DUNGY FOR HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS 
         A COACH, FATHER, AND EXEMPLARY MEMBER OF HIS COMMUNITY

  Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that 
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform be discharged from 
further consideration of House Resolution 70 and ask for its immediate 
consideration in the House.
  The Clerk read the title of the resolution.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Massachusetts?
  There was no objection.
  The text of the resolution is as follows:

                               H. Res. 70

       Whereas Tony Dungy attended the University of Minnesota and 
     became the school's leader in completions, touchdown passes 
     and passing yards;
       Whereas Tony Dungy received two ``Most Valuable Player'' 
     awards from the University of Minnesota;
       Whereas Tony Dungy continued his football career in the NFL 
     and became a Super Bowl Champion with the Pittsburgh Steelers 
     in 1978;
       Whereas Tony Dungy, at the age of 25, became the youngest 
     assistant coach, and at the age of 28, became the youngest 
     defensive coordinator in NFL history;
       Whereas Tony Dungy, in 1997, helped lead the Tampa Bay 
     Buccaneers to their first winning season since 1982;
       Whereas Tony Dungy was the first African-American head 
     coach to win the Super Bowl by leading the Indianapolis Colts 
     over the Chicago Bears in 2007;
       Whereas Tony Dungy is the first NFL head coach to defeat 
     all 32 NFL teams;
       Whereas Tony Dungy has been a remarkable and upstanding 
     member of the communities of which he has been a part;
       Whereas Tony Dungy has been an advocate for the Christian 
     faith and a mentor for American youth;
       Whereas Tony Dungy has acted as a public speaker for the 
     Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Athletes in Action;
       Whereas Tony Dungy started Mentors for Life, a mentoring 
     program for young people and provided participants with 
     tickets to Buccaneers' games;
       Whereas Tony Dungy has supported numerous charitable 
     programs and community service organizations and remains 
     actively involved in his communities in Tampa and 
     Indianapolis;
       Whereas Tony Dungy was appointed by President George W. 
     Bush to the President's Council on Service and Civil 
     Participation in August of 2007; and
       Whereas Tony Dungy wrote a memoir which reached No. 1 on 
     the hardcover nonfiction section of the New York Times Best 
     Seller list on August 5, 2007, and again on September 9, 
     2007: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) congratulates Tony Dungy on his successful playing and 
     coaching career and historic coaching accomplishments; and
       (2) commends Tony Dungy for his compassion, integrity, and 
     commitment to his faith, family, and community.

  The resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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