Bill Text: IL HR0910 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Steve "Mongo" McMichael on his much-deserved 2024 induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Thanks Steve McMichael for his commitment and devotion to the Chicago Bears and his legendary contribution to the history of the Bears and professional football.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-11-12 - Resolution Adopted [HR0910 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HR0910-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Homer Glen resident and | ||||||
| 4 | Chicago Bears' legend Steve McMichael on his long-anticipated | ||||||
| 5 | entrance into the Pro Football Hall of Fame; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Steve McMichael played 15 seasons as a defensive | ||||||
| 7 | tackle in the National Football League (NFL), with 13 of those | ||||||
| 8 | seasons as a Chicago Bear appearing in a franchise-record 191 | ||||||
| 9 | straight games; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Steve McMichael, a native Texan, began playing | ||||||
| 11 | football for the University of Texas Longhorns, where he | ||||||
| 12 | earned MVP in the 1979 Hula Bowl; he was inducted into the | ||||||
| 13 | Longhorn Hall of Honor in 1999 and the College Football Hall of | ||||||
| 14 | Fame in 2010; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, At six feet and two inches tall and 270 pounds, | ||||||
| 16 | Steve McMichael, a charismatic soul, was drafted into the NFL | ||||||
| 17 | by the New England Patriots in 1980; he only played on that | ||||||
| 18 | team for a year before becoming a beloved member of the Chicago | ||||||
| 19 | Bears; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Steve McMichael played for the Bears from 1981 to | ||||||
| 21 | 1993 and was affectionately known as "Mongo" and "Ming the | ||||||
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| 1 | Merciless" or "Ming" for short; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Steve McMichael's impressive record includes | ||||||
| 3 | ranking second in Chicago Bears History with 92.5 sacks; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, During Steve McMichael's tenure with the Bears, | ||||||
| 5 | he helped his team win six division champions; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Steve McMichael's performance was instrumental in | ||||||
| 7 | the Bears' 1985 Super Bowl XX victory and is considered among | ||||||
| 8 | the greatest defensive performances in NFL history; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Steve McMichael was a two-time first-team | ||||||
| 10 | All-Pro, a three-time second-team All-Pro, and a two-time Pro | ||||||
| 11 | Bowler; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Steve McMichael was named the 19th best player in | ||||||
| 13 | Bears history by writers Don Pierson and Dan Pompei in the | ||||||
| 14 | Chicago Bears Centennial Scrapbook in 2019; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Steve McMichael was described by the Chicago | ||||||
| 16 | Bears' Mike Ditka as the toughest player he ever coached; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, During Steve McMichael's era, he helped the Bears | ||||||
| 18 | set numerous defensive team records, including fewest yards | ||||||
| 19 | allowed with 3,863 and most sacks with 72, including 10 made by | ||||||
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| 1 | McMichael; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The Bears' 72 total sacks still stands as an NFL | ||||||
| 3 | record, and Steve McMichael's 95.0 career sacks rank fourth in | ||||||
| 4 | NFL history by a defensive tackle; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Steve McMichael was elected to the Pro Football | ||||||
| 6 | Hall of Fame, garnering the required 80% of the vote from a | ||||||
| 7 | 50-member Selection Committee; therefore, be it
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| 8 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 9 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 10 | we congratulate Steve "Mongo" McMichael on his much-deserved | ||||||
| 11 | 2024 induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame; and be it | ||||||
| 12 | further
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| 13 | RESOLVED, That we thank Steve McMichael for his commitment | ||||||
| 14 | and devotion to the Chicago Bears and his legendary | ||||||
| 15 | contribution to the history of the Bears and professional | ||||||
| 16 | football; and be it further
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