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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Sloan was born and raised in Gobbler's Knob, |
| 3 | | 15 miles south of McLeansboro; he is the youngest of 10 |
| 4 | | children and was raised by his mother after his father died |
| 5 | | when he was 4 years old; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Sloan graduated as an all-State player from |
| 7 | | McLeansboro High School in 1960; he went on to play basketball |
| 8 | | at the University of Evansville; he led Evansville to the NCAA |
| 9 | | College Division Championship twice, including a perfect 10 |
| 10 | | 29-0 season in 1965; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Sloan was first selected by the Baltimore |
| 12 | | Bullets in 1964 during the third round of the NBA Draft, but |
| 13 | | opted to remain in college; he was subsequently selected by the |
| 14 | | Baltimore Bullets again during the 1965 NBA Draft with the 4th |
| 15 | | pick; he played for the Bullets for one season and then went on |
| 16 | | to play for the Chicago Bulls during the team's early years; |
| 17 | | and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Sloan led the Bulls to several playoffs and |
| 19 | | helped them to win one division title; he averaged 9.1 rebounds |
| 20 | | per game in his second season, and his career rebounding |
| 21 | | average of 7.4 rebounds per game was seen as unusually high for |
| 22 | | a guard; he is currently 4th on the Bulls' all-time scoring |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Sloan's playing career was cut short by a |
| 3 | | string of knee injuries and switched from playing to coaching; |
| 4 | | in 1979, he became the Bulls' head coach; in December of 1988, |
| 5 | | the Utah Jazz chose him as the team's as the new head coach; he |
| 6 | | went on to enjoy a highly successful run of 16 consecutive |
| 7 | | seasons of taking the team to the playoffs; he led the Jazz to |
| 8 | | 6 division championships and 10 seasons with greater than 50 |
| 9 | | wins; he also led the Jazz to the NBA Finals twice; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Sloan has had a life-long record of |
| 11 | | achievement in the sport of basketball and an exemplary record |
| 12 | | as an NBA coach, becoming only the 5th NBA coach in history to |
| 13 | | attain 1000 victories and the only NBA coach in history to |
| 14 | | receive 1,000 wins with the same team, the Utah Jazz; in April |
| 15 | | of 2009, he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball |
| 16 | | Hall of Fame; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, In recognition of Jerry Sloan's lifelong record of |
| 18 | | hard work, dedication, and exemplary achievement in the sport |
| 19 | | of basketball, Hamilton County High School will rename its |
| 20 | | gymnasium as the Sloan Gymnasium on December 15, 2012; |
| 21 | | therefore, be it
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| 22 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| 1 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 2 | | we honor Jerry Sloan on this very special occasion of |
| 3 | | recognizing his life-long pursuit of excellence in the sport of |
| 4 | | basketball and outstanding record of achievement in that great |
| 5 | | pastime; and be it further
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| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 7 | | delivered to Jerry Sloan as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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