House Bill hb9079

    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                HR 9079

        By Representative Romeo






  1                         House Resolution

  2         A resolution recognizing the University of

  3         South Florida football team.

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  5         WHEREAS, the University of South Florida football team,

  6  in existence for a mere 5 years, ascended to the rank of a

  7  competitive Division 1-A team during the 2001 football season,

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  9         WHEREAS, led by Coach Jim Leavitt, the University of

10  South Florida football team is the first to earn the coveted

11  status of Division 1 in such a brief time period, and

12         WHEREAS, the University of South Florida football team

13  quickly captured the attention of the sports world by climbing

14  from a Sports Illustrated ranking of 116 to an astonishing 22

15  as determined by the New York Times computer college football

16  survey, and

17         WHEREAS, the University of South Florida football team

18  earned an amazing 8-3 record in its first 1-A season, and

19         WHEREAS, the University of South Florida Bulls'

20  stunning 35-26 victory over the University of Pittsburgh marks

21  the first significant win in the school's football history,

22  NOW, THEREFORE,

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

25  Florida:

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27         That the House of Representatives enthusiastically

28  joins the University of South Florida students, faculty,

29  staff, and alumni and countless FOOTBULL fans in the Tampa Bay

30  region and beyond in congratulating Coach Jim Leavitt, his

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                HR 9079

    792-121A-02






  1  energetic staff, and the young Bulls football team for their

  2  record-breaking accomplishments during the 2001 season.

  3         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution

  4  be presented to Coach Jim Leavitt as a tangible token of the

  5  sentiments expressed herein.

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