PRINTER'S NO. 4098
No. 619 Session of 2002
INTRODUCED BY BISHOP, GEORGE, M. BAKER, LEDERER, WALKO, RUBLEY,
ROEBUCK, ARMSTRONG, READSHAW, BEBKO-JONES, FORCIER, HARHAI,
MANN, THOMAS, SOLOBAY, HERMAN, J. EVANS, DONATUCCI, COY,
D. EVANS, McGILL, ROSS, FICHTER, TIGUE, HERSHEY, SATHER,
SANTONI, SCHRODER, GRUCELA, G. WRIGHT, YUDICHAK, JOSEPHS,
WOJNAROSKI, GABIG, MELIO, COLEMAN, E. Z. TAYLOR, STABACK,
L. I. COHEN, GODSHALL, DiGIROLAMO, ADOLPH, DeWEESE, STURLA,
COLAFELLA, RIEGER, LAUGHLIN, ALLEN, COSTA, BROOKS, SCAVELLO,
BELFANTI, SHANER, KAISER, HESS, McCALL, KELLER, HORSEY,
ROBERTS AND JAMES, JUNE 25, 2002
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JUNE 25, 2002
A RESOLUTION
1 Honoring Philadelphia 76ers Head Coach Larry Brown upon his
2 election to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
3 WHEREAS, On September 27, 2002, Larry Brown is entering the
4 Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, the birthplace of
5 basketball; and
6 WHEREAS, Coach Brown has earned distinction as the only coach
7 in the history of the National Basketball Association to lead
8 six different teams to the playoffs; and
9 WHEREAS, The Philadelphia 76ers advanced to the National
10 Basketball Association finals for the first time in 18 years
11 during the 2000-2001 season under Coach Brown's leadership; and
12 WHEREAS, Ranked ninth on the all-time National Basketball
13 Association victory list entering the 2002-2003 season, Coach
1 Brown led the Denver Nuggets, New Jersey Nets, San Antonio
2 Spurs, Los Angeles Clippers and Indiana Pacers before joining
3 the Philadelphia 76ers; and
4 WHEREAS, Prior to his career with the National Basketball
5 Association, Coach Brown coached collegiate basketball teams in
6 North Carolina, California and Kansas; therefore be it
7 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives honor
8 Philadelphia 76ers Head Coach Larry Brown upon his election to
9 the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
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