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House Bill 9003




    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                HR 9003

        By Representative Crow






  1                         House Resolution

  2         A resolution honoring University of Florida

  3         quarterback Danny Wuerffel for his numerous

  4         accomplishments and honors as a collegiate

  5         athlete.

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  7         WHEREAS, quarterback Danny Wuerffel led the University

  8  of Florida Fighting Gators to their first NCAA College

  9  Football Championship and in so doing set a Sugar Bowl record

10  for most points scored and was named the 1997 Sugar Bowl Most

11  Valuable Player, and

12         WHEREAS, during his career Danny Wuerffel set numerous

13  records, including the record for best passing percentage in

14  NCAA Division I-A history and the Southeastern Conference

15  record for passes completed, and

16         WHEREAS, Danny Wuerffel received the Davey O'Brien

17  Award as the nation's best college quarterback in both 1995

18  and 1996, and

19         WHEREAS, in 1996 Danny Wuerffel was the recipient of

20  college football's most prestigious award, the Heisman Trophy,

21  and was also the recipient of the 1996 Draddy Trophy, awarded

22  to the nation's premier football athlete and scholar, making

23  Danny Wuerffel the first Heisman Trophy winner to also be

24  awarded the Draddy Trophy, and

25         WHEREAS, Danny Wuerffel serves as a spiritual

26  inspiration and role model to the youth of our nation, and

27         WHEREAS, Danny Wuerffel's outstanding achievements both

28  on and off the football field qualify him for honors of the

29  highest order, NOW, THEREFORE,

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                HR 9003

    568-125-97






  1  Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of

  2  Florida:

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  4         That the House of Representatives of the State of

  5  Florida pause in its deliberations to honor University of

  6  Florida quarterback Danny Wuerffel for his many superlative

  7  accomplishments and hereby expresses its appreciation for the

  8  honor that Danny Wuerffel brings to the University of Florida

  9  and the State of Florida.

10         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution

11  be presented to Danny Wuerffel, to his parents, Jon and Lola

12  Wuerffel, to University of Florida Head Football Coach Steve

13  Spurrier, and to University of Florida Athletic Director

14  Jeremy Foley as a tangible token of the sentiments expressed

15  herein.

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