Bill Text: GA SR817 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Butler, Thermus; recognize
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-02-08 - Senate Read and Adopted [SR817 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-SR817-Enrolled.html
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Senate
Resolution 817
By:
Senator Harbison of the 15th
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending Thermus Butler for being inducted into the Chattahoochee Valley
Sports Hall of Fame; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Thermus Butler is a graduate of Carver High School in Columbus, Georgia, where
he was the football team's Most Valuable Player in 1964, led Carver to the
school's first basketball playoffs in 1965, and was one of the nation's top 500
high school basketball players that same year; and
WHEREAS,
he attended the University of Kansas, where he led the Jayhawks in scoring as a
sophomore, and kicked a 38 yard field goal on October 29, 1966, to help them to
a 3-3 tie against Kansas in a football game that is sometimes called the Thermus
Butler Game; and
WHEREAS,
he played for the Edmonton Eskimos in the Canadian Football League for three
years, and led them in rushing with 879 yards in 1969; and
WHEREAS,
the phenomenal performance of this man is a clear indication of his outstanding
athletic ability, dedication, and hard work; and
WHEREAS,
in recognition of his athletic achievements on the football field, it is
abundantly fitting and proper for this body to honor the extraordinary
commitment and accomplishments of this outstanding individual.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body recognize
and commend Thermus Butler for his induction into the Chattahoochee Valley
Sports Hall of Fame.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Thermus Butler.
