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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Lou Henson retired as a Division I Head Basketball
3 Coach on Saturday, January 22, 2005; he retired with 779 career
4 Division I wins, the sixth most wins registered for a Division
5 I head coach; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Coach Henson won 423 games as the Head Coach of
7 the University of Illinois Men's Basketball Team from 1976
8 until 1996; he led the Fighting Illini to 12 NCAA tournaments
9 in 21 seasons, including a Final Four appearance in 1989; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Coach Henson was named the ESPN National Head
11 Coach of the Year in 1984 and the Big Ten Coach of the Year in
12 1993; and
 
13     WHEREAS, He retired from the University of Illinois in
14 1996, but then returned to college basketball the next year to
15 lead his alma mater, New Mexico State University, as their Head
16 Coach; he was a defensive specialist, starting guard for the
17 Aggies, and graduated from NMSU in 1955 with a bachelor's
18 degree in secondary education; he earned his master's degree in
19 educational administration from NMSU in 1956; and
 
20     WHEREAS, Coach Lou Henson has earned the respect and esteem
21 of his colleagues, his players, the fans, and the members of
22 this Body; therefore, be it
 
23     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
24 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
25 we congratulate Coach Lou Henson on the occasion of his
26 retirement, and we honor him for his great contributions to
27 college basketball, especially in the State of Illinois; and be
28 it further
 
29     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

 

 

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1 presented to Coach Lou Henson as an expression of our deepest
2 respect and esteem and with best wishes for a relaxing
3 retirement.