House Bill hb9053

    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                HR 9053

        By Representative McGriff






  1                         House Resolution

  2         A resolution proclaiming March 6, 2002, as

  3         "University of Florida Intercollegiate

  4         Athletics Day."

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  6         WHEREAS, the University of Florida has achieved another

  7  highly successful season in conference and nonconference play

  8  throughout all of its intercollegiate sports programs, leading

  9  to its tenth consecutive Southeastern Conference All-Sports

10  Award, and is one of only two universities to rank in the top

11  10 in national all-sports rankings in each of the last 18

12  years, and

13         WHEREAS, the University of Florida won the 2001 Men's

14  Golf National Championship under the leadership of Coach Buddy

15  Alexander, and, since the beginning of the 2000-2001 academic

16  year, has won Southeastern Conference Championships in

17  football, soccer, volleyball, men's basketball, and women's

18  tennis, and

19         WHEREAS, since 1980, the University of Florida has

20  earned, in aggregate, 13 NCAA Championships for the sports of

21  football, soccer, men's golf, women's golf, men's swimming and

22  diving, women's swimming and diving, women's tennis, and

23  women's track and field, and has earned a total of 153

24  Southeastern Conference titles since joining that conference,

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26         WHEREAS, the University of Florida has honored 41

27  Academic All-Americans since 1992, to rank fourth among all

28  NCAA Division 1 schools during that time, and

29         WHEREAS, the University of Florida realized a league

30  and school record of 133 student-athlete names being added to

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                HR 9053

    783-119-02






  1  the Southeastern Conference's Academic Honor Roll in

  2  2000-2001, and

  3         WHEREAS, the Pro Football Hall of Fame inducted former

  4  University of Florida All-American Jack Youngblood into the

  5  2001 Hall of Fame Class, and

  6         WHEREAS, the year 2002 began with the departure of

  7  Coach Steve Spurrier, who, in his 12-year career in

  8  Gainesville, compiled a 122-27-1 record and an NCAA National

  9  Championship, and the university welcomed Coach Ron Zook to

10  direct the Gator Football Team to further exceptional

11  achievements, NOW, THEREFORE,

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

14  Florida:

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16         That March 6, 2002, be proclaimed University of Florida

17  Intercollegiate Athletics Day in recognition of the

18  outstanding achievements and dedication to the ideals of the

19  student-athlete demonstrated by the University of Florida.

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