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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY DePASQUALE, AUMENT, BOYD, BRADFORD, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, CONKLIN, D. COSTA, P. COSTA, DAVIS, DONATUCCI, FABRIZIO, FLECK, FRANKEL, GEIST, GEORGE, GINGRICH, GROVE, HARHART, HARRIS, HENNESSEY, HESS, KORTZ, KULA, LONGIETTI, MAHER, MAHONEY, MANN, MARSICO, MICOZZIE, MILLARD, MILLER, MIRABITO, MYERS, PASHINSKI, PAYTON, READSHAW, ROSS, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, M. SMITH, TALLMAN, VEREB, VULAKOVICH, ELLIS AND DeLUCA, MARCH 12, 2012 |
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| INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, MARCH 12, 2012 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Honoring Chris Doleman, National Football League defensive end |
2 | and linebacker, on his election into the Professional |
3 | Football Hall of Fame on February 4, 2012. |
4 | WHEREAS, Christopher John Doleman was born October 16, 1961 |
5 | in Indianapolis, Indiana; and |
6 | WHEREAS, Mr. Doleman attended and graduated from William Penn |
7 | High School in 1980, where he competed as a Bearcat in football, |
8 | basketball and volleyball; and |
9 | WHEREAS, While attending William Penn High School, Mr. |
10 | Doleman received great acknowledgments for his athletic |
11 | accomplishments, including, but not limited to, The Associated |
12 | Press's first-team, all-State tight end, United Press |
13 | International's first-team, all-State defensive end and the York |
14 | Daily Record's Top 22 Team as a punter; and |
15 | WHEREAS, In 1981, Mr. Doleman attended Valley Forge Military |
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1 | Academy for one year, but transferred to the University of |
2 | Pittsburgh, where he earned a football scholarship and played as |
3 | a star linebacker and defensive end; and |
4 | WHEREAS, Mr. Doleman was drafted as the fourth overall pick |
5 | in the 1985 National Football League (NFL) Draft by the |
6 | Minnesota Vikings and played there until 1993; and |
7 | WHEREAS, After parting ways with the Minnesota Vikings, Mr. |
8 | Doleman played for the Atlanta Falcons from 1994 to 1995 and the |
9 | San Francisco 49ers from 1996 to 1998, before returning to the |
10 | Minnesota Vikings for one last season in 1999; and |
11 | WHEREAS, Mr. Doleman's career statistics include 232 games |
12 | spanning 15 seasons, in which he completed 150 sacks, eight |
13 | interceptions and two touchdowns; and |
14 | WHEREAS, In his professional career, Mr. Doleman played in |
15 | eight Pro Bowl games, was placed on the 1990's NFL All-Decade |
16 | Team and was honored with the 1992 National Football Conference |
17 | Defensive Player of the Year award by United Press |
18 | International; and |
19 | WHEREAS, At the time of his retirement, Mr. Doleman tied for |
20 | second place in most sacks in the NFL for his 1989 performance, |
21 | in which he completed 21 sacks and finished as fourth best in |
22 | total career sacks; therefore be it |
23 | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives express its |
24 | profound congratulations to Chris Doleman on his election into |
25 | the Professional Football Hall of Fame on February 4, 2012. |
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