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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Bob Hallberg on the
4occasion of his retirement as athletic director and head coach
5of the women's basketball team at Saint Xavier University in
6Chicago; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Bob Hallberg joined the Saint Xavier University's
8athletic department in 1971 as the head men's basketball coach,
9and within six years, the Cougars won two Chicagoland
10Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) championships; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Bob Hallberg moved on to his alma-mater, Chicago
12State University, in 1977, and led the men's basketball program
13to an average of 25 wins per season for the next 10 years,
14including an National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
15(NAIA) national semifinal appearance and a No. 1 ranking; when
16Chicago State University began their transition into NCAA
17Division I competition, he guided the team to 16 victories,
18setting a record for the most wins for a Division I program in
19its debut season; he then moved on to the University of
20Illinois at Chicago, where he was the men's basketball coach
21for nine seasons; and
 
22    WHEREAS, Bob Hallberg returned to Saint Xavier University

 

 

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1in 2000 to build the new women's basketball program; in the
2team's very first season, the Cougars won 22 games and have
3dipped below that total just once in the 19 seasons since; he
4has led the Cougars to 13 CCAC regular season championships, 10
5CCAC tournament titles, and an appearance in the NAIA national
6championship game in 2017; and
 
7    WHEREAS, In 2001, Bob Hallberg also took on the role of
8athletic director; Saint Xavier University had nine varsity
9programs competing in his first year and now has 19 varsity
10sports, each one having qualified for their respective NAIA
11national championships at least once during his tenure; in
122011, Saint Xavier won their first-ever national title,
13claiming the NAIA Football National Championship; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Bob Hallberg earned his 500th career victory with
15the Cougars on February 9, 2019 in a 73 to 44 win at Indiana
16University-South Bend; therefore, be it
 
17    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
18HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
19we congratulate Bob Hallberg on his retirement as athletic
20director and head coach of the women's basketball team at Saint
21Xavier University, and we wish him the best in all his future
22endeavors; and be it further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2presented to Bob Hallberg as a symbol of our respect and
3esteem.