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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, On August 6, 2011, Richard Dent was inducted into | ||||||
| 3 | the Professional Football Hall of Fame; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, After playing for 4 years at Tennessee State | ||||||
| 5 | University, Richard Dent was drafted by the Chicago Bears in | ||||||
| 6 | 1983; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Richard Dent played every game during his rookie | ||||||
| 8 | season with the Chicago Bears and started in 3 of those games; | ||||||
| 9 | and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, In 1984, Richard Dent recorded a Bears team record | ||||||
| 11 | of 17.5 sacks while being a starter in only the last 10 games | ||||||
| 12 | of the season, which was also the most of any defender in the | ||||||
| 13 | NFC; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, During the historic 1985 Bears Super Bowl victory, | ||||||
| 15 | Richard Dent recorded 3 tackles, 1.5 sacks, and 2 forced | ||||||
| 16 | fumbles, ultimately earning him the Most Valuable Player | ||||||
| 17 | honors; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Richard Dent was named first-or second-team | ||||||
| 19 | All-Pro 4 times and All-NFC 5 times; he was also selected to | ||||||
| 20 | play in 4 Pro Bowls (1985, 1986, 1991, and 1994); and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Under Richard Dent's leadership, the Bears | ||||||
| 2 | defense during the 1980s ranks as one of the best in the | ||||||
| 3 | history of professional football; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Upon his retirement in 1997, Richard Dent had a | ||||||
| 5 | career total of 137.5 sacks, 8 interceptions, and 13 recovered | ||||||
| 6 | fumbles; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Richard Dent founded the Make a Dent Foundation | ||||||
| 8 | over 15 years ago to improve the lives of children; the | ||||||
| 9 | organization currently focuses on partnerships with higher | ||||||
| 10 | education institutions, civic and community development, and | ||||||
| 11 | leadership development; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, The Make a Dent Foundation cultivates the | ||||||
| 13 | advancement of inventive and effective ways of helping people | ||||||
| 14 | help themselves and those around them lead productive and | ||||||
| 15 | satisfying lives; and | ||||||
| 16 | WHEREAS, Richard Dent embodies the true nexus of on-field | ||||||
| 17 | excellence, sportsmanship, and teamwork; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, The members of this body, along with the citizens | ||||||
| 19 | of the State of Illinois and the City of Chicago applaud | ||||||
| 20 | Richard Dent for helping make history for Bears fans worldwide; | ||||||
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| 1 | therefore, be it
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| 2 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 3 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 4 | we designate the date of August 6, 2012 as "Richard Dent Day" | ||||||
| 5 | in the State of Illinois; and be it further
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| 6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 7 | presented to Richard Dent as a symbol of our esteem and | ||||||
| 8 | respect.
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