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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013 | |
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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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CONGRATULATING ROBERT THOMPSON ON HIS INDUCTION INTO THE 2013 | |
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RHODE ISLAND INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE HALL OF FAME | |
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Introduced By: Senators Metts, Pichardo, Ruggerio, Jabour, and Goodwin | |
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Date Introduced: June 13, 2013 | |
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Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar | |
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WHEREAS, Robert "Bobby" Thompson is one of eleven former athletes who have |
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earned the prestigious honor of being inducted into the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Hall |
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of Fame in the Class of 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, Hall of Famers can be former high school athletes, coaches, administrators, |
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or sportscasters who have distinguished themselves in city, state, and national athletic programs; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Bobby Thompson was born in Raleigh, North Carolina. He later moved to |
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Providence and attended Central High School, where he began an amazing athletic career that |
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would bring him titles and accolades in football and indoor and outdoor track; and |
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WHEREAS, As a member of Central's Knights Track Team, Mr. Thompson won the |
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state long jump title in 1964 and added state crowns in the 50, 100, and 220 yard dashes, and as |
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the running back on the Central High football team, he earned Providence Journal All-State |
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honors five times; and |
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WHEREAS, While attending Arizona Western Junior College, Mr. Thompson was |
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named an All-Conference Defensive Back and an All-American Running Back, and after |
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transferring to the University of Oklahoma, he helped lead his team to the Big 8 Conference |
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Football Championship; and |
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WHEREAS, After college, Mr. Thompson played professional football in Canada where |
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he still holds the record for the longest kickoff return in Saskatchewan history. He later played |
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for the Detroit Lions in the National Football League (NFL) until retiring from professional sports |
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to become a special education science teacher and a football and track coach in Pontiac, |
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Michigan; and |
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WHEREAS, As Bear Bryant, an American college football player and coach once said, |
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"If you believe in yourself, have dedication and pride and never quit, you'll be a winner. The price |
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of victory is high, but so are the rewards." Bobby Thompson has earned his place in the Hall of |
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Fame. He is a wonderful role model and we are proud to celebrate his achievements; now, |
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therefore be it |
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RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
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hereby applauds Robert Thompson for his myriad accomplishments and congratulates him on |
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being inducted into the 2013 Rhode Island Interscholastic League Hall of Fame. We moreover |
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wish him good heath, continued success, and much happiness; and be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Mr. Robert Thompson. |
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