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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to recognize the contributions Robert
4Terrell "Terry" Cummings has made to Illinois basketball; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Terry Cummings was born in Chicago on March 15,
61961; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Terry Cummings attended Carver High School in
8Chicago; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Terry Cummings attended DePaul University in
10Chicago, playing 85 games for the Blue Demons and earning the
11honor of being a consensus first-team All-American in 1982;
12and
 
13    WHEREAS, Terry Cummings was drafted second overall in the
141982 NBA draft by the San Diego Clippers; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Terry Cummings played in the NBA for 18 seasons;
16during his first season, he was named the 1983 NBA Rookie of
17the Year and earned NBA All-Rookie First Team Honors; over the
18course of his career, he was named an NBA All-Star twice, to
19the All-NBA Second Team in 1985, and to the All-NBA Third Team
20in 1989; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
2HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
3we recognize Robert Terrell "Terry" Cummings for his
4achievements and for the contributions he has made to
5basketball in Illinois; and be it further
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7presented to Terry Cummings as an expression of our esteem and
8respect.