Bill Text: IL HR1399 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Celebrates the "Roast and Toast" of Coach John "The Dean" Snyder.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-11-15 - Resolution Adopted [HR1399 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR1399-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives wish to recognize the celebration of the "Roast | ||||||
4 | and Toast" of Coach John "The Dean" Snyder; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Coach Snyder graduated from Cornell High School; | ||||||
6 | he served in the United States Marine Corps and earned his | ||||||
7 | degree in education from Illinois State University in Normal; | ||||||
8 | and
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9 | WHEREAS, Coach Snyder served 39 years as the Central | ||||||
10 | Catholic High School Saints' basketball coach from 1958 to | ||||||
11 | 1997; he also coached at Trinity High School; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Coach Snyder coached over 1,000 games; he has an | ||||||
13 | overall winning record over than 500 wins; he took his teams to | ||||||
14 | 16 Regional Championships and Class A Tournament berths in | ||||||
15 | 1973, 1976, and 1979; he is the winningest basketball coach | ||||||
16 | with a regional competition record of 59 and 23; and
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17 | WHEREAS, In addition to coaching basketball, Coach Snyder | ||||||
18 | has served as athletic director and coached baseball and | ||||||
19 | football; during the 1965-66
school year, he coached all three | ||||||
20 | sports; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Coach Snyder was inducted into the Bloomington | ||||||
2 | Normal Officials Association Hall of Fame, the Illinois State | ||||||
3 | University Hall of
Fame, the Central Catholic Hall of Fame, and | ||||||
4 | the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Central Catholic's gymnasium, infamously named | ||||||
6 | "The Pit" by Coach Snyder, was renamed the John R. Snyder
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7 | Gymnasium in 1997; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Coach Snyder was nicknamed "The Dean" by his | ||||||
9 | Assistant Coach, Mike Matthews; therefore, be it
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10 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
11 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
12 | recognize the celebration of the "Roast and Toast" of Coach | ||||||
13 | John "The Dean" Snyder, and we wish him the best in all his | ||||||
14 | future endeavors; and be it further
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15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
16 | presented to Coach Snyder as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
17 | respect.
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