[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 16224-16225]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         CONGRATULATING MOELLER HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS

  (Mrs. SCHMIDT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. SCHMIDT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Ohio High 
School Athletic Association's 2012 Division I State football champions, 
the Moeller Crusaders. Last Saturday, the Crusaders, led by Head Coach 
John Rodenberg, defeated Toledo Whitmer 20-12 to capture Moeller's 
eighth State football championship title.
  Archbishop Moeller High School, a Catholic institution in the 
Marianist tradition, currently has a student enrollment of 925 
outstanding young men. Since its inception in 1960, Moeller High School 
has earned itself a well-deserved reputation for promoting both 
academic excellence and athletic prowess. Under their very first coach, 
Gerry Faust, who later went on to coach for Notre Dame, the Crusaders 
compiled a record of 178 wins, 23 losses, and two ties, while winning 
four national football championships, five State football 
championships, and enjoying seven undefeated seasons. One of Coach 
Faust's most favorite players was our very own John Boehner. Speaker 
Boehner played as a linebacker for the Crusaders.
  Following Coach Faust's tenure at the helm, the Crusaders have won 
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additional State championships, including the one last weekend in front 
of a crowd of 8,834 people at Fawcett Stadium in Canton, Ohio.
  So to the Moeller High School football players, coaching staff, 
parents, student body, school administrators, teachers, faculty 
members, and fans, I offer you my heartfelt congratulations on this 
auspicious occasion of winning your eighth State championship. God 
bless you. God bless the Moeller Crusaders. God bless the men of 
Moeller. Take care.
  Go Crusaders!

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