[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4927]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              FOLEY CELEBRATES 30TH SEASON WITH BLACKHAWKS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Illinois (Mr. Quigley) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate Chicago 
Blackhawks television announcer Pat Foley, who is celebrating his 30th 
season with the team. As the voice of the Blackhawks, Pat has come to 
define the Chicago hockey experience. In fact, it's impossible to 
imagine watching stars like Jonathan Toews or Pat Kane without his 
play-by-play running through your head.
  The hockey bug bit Pat early in his life. As a child at bedtime he 
would hide his radio underneath his pillow from his parents, Rob and 
Mary, so he could listen to his broadcasting idol, Lloyd Pettit, a 
great in his own right, call Blackhawks games, but only the last two 
periods.
  Much like the players, themselves, Pat worked his way up to the 
Stanley Cup winning team, calling baseball and hockey games at his alma 
mater Michigan State before landing his first professional job with the 
Grand Rapids Owls of the International Hockey League. Pat joined the 
Hawks broadcast team in 1980 at just 25 years of age and has been a fan 
favorite ever since. The Glenview native has earned two Emmy Awards for 
his work and was inducted into the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame, 
joining broadcast legends Jack Brickhouse and Harry Caray. He's also 
been active in the local community helping numerous charities, and he 
recently joined me on the ice in a game with wounded warriors from the 
USA Warriors team.
  For his hard work and dedication and for making some of the greatest 
moments in Blackhawks history even more memorable, I say thank you to 
Pat Foley. Lloyd Pettit would be proud. And, of course, go Hawks.

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