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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate Bishop McNamara
4 High School teacher and coach Jim Frogge on being named to the
5 Illinois High School Football Association's Coaches Hall of
6 Fame; and
 
7     WHEREAS, Jim Frogge completed his undergraduate degree at
8 Yale University, where he played football and then completed
9 his master's work at Northwestern University and Governors
10 State University; he became a varsity assistant coach in 1978
11 after his initial years coaching the junior varsity teams; he
12 has had many opportunities with other jobs, but he loves
13 teaching, coaching, and helping to shape the lives of young men
14 and women; he has been an assistant coach at Bishop McNamara
15 High School for 33 years; he also is chairman of the school's
16 science department and teaches chemistry and physics; and
 
17     WHEREAS, Through his methods of preparing players on their
18 march to championships, Jim Frogge has helped to build Bishop
19 McNamara High School into a perennial power; concentrating on
20 defense in his early years, he gradually became more
21 offense-oriented; he has been affiliated with most of the
22 McNamara feats and has helped the teams make the state playoffs
23 24 times, earn four state football titles, finish undefeated

 

 

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1 twice, and establish a win-loss record of 230-78; at his
2 induction Coach Frogge was referred to as "one of the real
3 gentlemen of the game and profession of coaching"; and
 
4     WHEREAS, Jim Frogge has been recognized at State and
5 national levels as a master teacher; he was awarded the Woodrow
6 Wilson Science Education Fellowship at Princeton University
7 and has received many regional awards in conservation and
8 science education; he is also an active community volunteer;
9 and
 
10     WHEREAS, Jim Frogge lives in Kankakee with his wife,
11 Margaret; they have three children, Jessica, Sarah, and Nathan;
12 therefore, be it
 
13     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
14 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
15 congratulate Jim Frogge on being named to the Illinois High
16 School Football Association's Coaches Hall of Fame and wish him
17 continued success and happiness in the future; and be it
18 further
 
19     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
20 presented to Jim Frogge as a symbol of our esteem and respect.