[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 2158]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             HONORING AUBURN UNIVERSITY FULLBACK JAY PROSCH

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                           HON. BRADLEY BYRNE

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 28, 2014

  Mr. BYRNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a young man who is 
representing our community in South Alabama in the Senior Bowl, Jay 
Prosch. Jay is a fullback at Auburn University, having originally 
attended UMS Wright in Mobile, AL, before playing college football at 
Auburn.
  Jay is an exceptionally talented young individual. While serving as 
Team Captain his senior year at UMS Wright, he received the Joe 
Bullard, Jr. Award, given to the player who displays exemplary 
leadership and love of the game of football.
  In addition, Jay was awarded the Most Valuable Linebacker Award, 
Mobile Optimist Club Offensive Back of the Year Award, and State of 
Alabama 4A Lineman of the Year Award. That year, his senior year, he 
recorded 199 tackles, 114 solo stops, 16 of which were for a loss, five 
pass interruptions, and one sack. He also rushed five times for 16 
yards and one touchdown as a fullback.
  Jay has become a standout at Auburn and previously during his time at 
the University of Illinois as a standout in strength training. He clean 
lifted more than 400 pounds while weighing just 250. He was also 
recorded at 4.72 seconds in the 40-yard dash.
  CBS Sports named him a ``Freak,'' as well as Gil Brandt listing him 
as one of the country's Top 100 Seniors this year.
  We are all so proud of Jay and his accomplishments on the field of 
play. He has excelled as a player, a leader, and an individual, and is 
regarded as a leader by his teammates and coaches. South Alabama is 
proud to claim him as one of our own, and we wish him luck as he takes 
the field in the Senior Bowl.

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