PRINTER'S NO. 2198
No. 258 Session of 2002
INTRODUCED BY A. WILLIAMS, HUGHES, KITCHEN, STACK, TARTAGLIONE
AND SCHWARTZ, JUNE 28, 2002
REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, JUNE 28, 2002
A RESOLUTION
1 Commending Johnny Sample on his accomplishments.
2 WHEREAS, Johnny Sample, who played with the Baltimore Colts
3 and the New York Jets, was the first African-American co-captain
4 of a professional football team and is the only person to play
5 on an American Football League championship team, a National
6 Football League championship team and a Super Bowl championship
7 team; and
8 WHEREAS, He is a graduate of Maryland State College and a
9 member of that school's football hall of fame; and
10 WHEREAS, His book, "Confession of a Dirty Football Player,"
11 spent six weeks on the New York Times bestseller list; and
12 WHEREAS, Currently he is ranked first in the United States
13 Tennis Association 45-and-over category, and he has served as
14 chair umpire, linesman and referee for more than 25 years; and
15 WHEREAS, He can be seen and heard as a television and radio
16 analyst for the Philadelphia Eagles football team; and
17 WHEREAS, The Johnny Sample Sports Camp Incorporated, a tennis
1 corporation he owns and operates, teaches inner-city children
2 tennis and life skills during the summer months; therefore be it
3 RESOLVED, That the Senate commend Johnny Sample on his
4 multitude of accomplishments and the valuable service his
5 organization provides to inner-city children.
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