[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Pages 10046-10047]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 TRIBUTE TO CHESTER CHARLES MOELLER, II

 Mr. SESSIONS. Madam President, I wish to tell you about a true 
leader in Alabama sports, Chet Moeller of Montgomery, AL, who was 
inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame on May 27, 2010.
  Mr. Moeller first gained national recognition for his gridiron 
accomplishments at the Naval Academy in 1975, where he was elected 
unanimously as the First Team All-America Eastern College Athletic 
Conference All-Conference Player of the Year. He continued on to become 
a two-time ECAC selection and a Naval Academy Athletic Association 
Sword recipient. In 3 seasons with the Midshipmen, Mr. Moeller averaged 
92 tackles per season. He also served as cocaptain of the 1975 team, 
which won more games than any Midshipmen squad since the 1963 team that 
played for the national championship. He proved to be a leader in the 
classroom as well as he was a Second Team Academic All-American.
  Mr. Moeller's induction is no small feat. He was selected by more 
than 12,000 National Football Foundation members and current members of 
the College Football Hall of Fame. The votes were submitted to the 
National Football Federation's Honors Court, which deliberated and 
selected a class from among the 4.72 million Americans who have played 
college football. To date, only 866 players have earned this 
prestigious honor.
  The discipline and dedication Mr. Moeller developed on the field were 
applied as he faithfully served his country as a first lieutenant in 
the U.S. Marine Corps. He has also served his community as a board 
member for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and as a deacon in his 
church. He is currently serving as a church elder. He and his wife 
Jenny have resided in Montgomery, AL, for over 30 years. They have two 
children: Trey, who played football for the University of Virginia, and 
Rachael, who attended Auburn University.

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  I commend Mr. Moeller for all of his accomplishments and successes. I 
share with this body today my pleasure in congratulating Mr. Moeller 
for this prestigious honor, as he is certainly a worthy 
recipient.

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