Full Text of HR0603 099th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, NBA player Andre Tyler Iguodala of the Golden | 3 | | State Warriors was born on January 28, 1984 in Springfield; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, While attending Lanphier High School in | 5 | | Springfield, where many other notable athletes have also been | 6 | | enrolled, Andre Iguodala succeeded both academically and | 7 | | athletically, winning All-Conference academic honors, National | 8 | | Honor Roll, and State Journal Student-Athlete of the Week many | 9 | | times; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, During his senior year, Andre Iguodala lead the | 11 | | Lanphier Lions to a second place finish at the Illinois High | 12 | | School Association Class AA State tournament in the 2002 | 13 | | season; he was named Chicago Sun-Times Player of the Year as | 14 | | well as a second team Parade All-American, Nike All-American, | 15 | | and a finalist for the Illinois Mr. Basketball award; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Andre Iguodala attended the University of Arizona | 17 | | and played for the Wildcats basketball team; within 2 years, he | 18 | | was drafted ninth overall by the Philadelphia 76ers, with whom | 19 | | he played for until the summer of 2012, when he was traded to | 20 | | the Denver Nuggets in a 4 team trade; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, In 2013, Andre Iguodala's skills were acquired by |
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| 1 | | the Golden State Warriors, where he has played as a small | 2 | | forward and shooting guard; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Andre Iguodala reached the pinnacle of his career | 4 | | in the 2015 NBA season by capturing the NBA Finals MVP Award | 5 | | during his return to starting lineup in Game 4 of the series; | 6 | | and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Andre Iguodala played an important role in the | 8 | | Golden State Warriors' victory in the NBA Finals over the | 9 | | Cleveland Cavaliers, averaging 16.3 points, 4 assists, and 5.8 | 10 | | rebounds; in Game 6, he scored 25 points and added 5 rebounds | 11 | | and 5 assists; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Andre Iguodala's proud connection to Springfield | 13 | | and Illinois continues, as The Sporting News named him one of | 14 | | "the good guys of 2006" for establishing the Andre Iguodala | 15 | | Disaster Relief Fund, which raises money for tornado victims in | 16 | | his hometown; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 19 | | congratulate Andre Tyler Iguodala for winning the NBA Finals | 20 | | MVP Award, show our great pride in our native son for his | 21 | | growing professional accomplishments, stalwart good | 22 | | sportsmanship, and service to others, and wish him many more |
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| 1 | | seasons of great basketball playing; and be it further
| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to Andre Iguodala or a member of his immediate family | 4 | | as a symbol of our admiration and respect.
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