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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Daniel T. Flynn was named the Secretary General
3 of U.S. Soccer by U.S. Soccer President Dr. S. Robert
4 Contiguglia on June 15, 2000; and
5 WHEREAS, Daniel Flynn has held both sports marketing and
6 management positions at Anheuser-Busch, and has had more than
7 ten years experience in the soccer arena, from working with
8 the World Cup 1994, the U.S. Soccer Federation, and the U.S.
9 Soccer Foundation; and
10 WHEREAS, Daniel Flynn has served the last two years as
11 the Executive Director of the U.S. Soccer Foundation; he
12 created several programs, including the U.S. Soccer
13 Foundation Resource Center and AMERICA SCORES; and he was
14 instrumental in the restoration of New York's historic
15 Metropolitan Oval; and
16 WHEREAS, Daniel Flynn worked with the U.S. Soccer
17 Federation from 1994 to 1998, where he managed the day-to-day
18 operations at Federation headquarters in Chicago; he served
19 as Chief Administrative Officer and later as Chief Operating
20 Officer; during this time he was responsible for the growth
21 of the budget, the development of Project 2010, and in U.S.
22 Soccer's partnership with Nike and IMG; and
23 WHEREAS, Daniel Flynn was also responsible for the
24 further development of the U.S. Cup, the U.S. Women's Cup,
25 and "Road to...." and "Victory" tours; and
26 WHEREAS, During the 1994 World Cup in the United States,
27 Daniel Flynn served as Venue Executive Director of the
28 Chicago venue, host of the opening ceremonies; and
29 WHEREAS, Daniel Flynn was born in St. Louis, Missouri; he
30 has a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from St. Louis
31 University; he has received honors from Advertising Age
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1 magazine for his work with Anheuser-Busch; he is a former
2 board member of the Worldwide USO and is currently a member
3 of the St. Louis University Hall of Fame; therefore, be it
4 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
6 we congratulate Daniel Flynn on his hard work and dedication
7 to U.S. Soccer; as he assumes this new position we offer him
8 our best wishes for the future; and be it further
9 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10 presented to Daniel Flynn.