[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16536]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    REMEMBERING COACH FLIP SAUNDERS

  (Mr. PAULSEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAULSEN. Mr. Speaker, we lost a good man, mentor, and coach this 
past weekend with the passing of Flip Saunders.
  While the veteran NBA coach grew up in the Cleveland, Ohio, area, he 
will forever be a true Minnesotan to many of us. It started with his 
career as a player at the University of Minnesota, where he started 
over 100 games for the Golden Gophers.
  After his playing career was over, he began his coaching career at 
Golden Valley Lutheran College before working his way up to the NBA. 
Flip coached the Minnesota Timberwolves to their first winning season, 
their first playoff appearance, and to an appearance in the Western 
Conference finals.
  More than accolades, though, Flip was a mentor to many. The 
outpouring of grief from players, coaches, sportswriters, and fans 
shows just what he meant to those who knew him. Mr. Speaker, Flip 
Saunders was a basketball icon in Minnesota, and he will be greatly 
missed.
  Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife Debbie and their four 
children.

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