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SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION No. _______




DIGEST OF INTRODUCED RESOLUTION

    A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION to congratulate Coach Gene Keady on his five hundredth career victory at Purdue University.



ALTING, HERSHMAN




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Introduced

Second Regular Session 113th General Assembly (2004)

                                    

SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION



     A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION to congratulate Coach Gene Keady on his five hundredth career victory at Purdue University.

    Whereas, Purdue Boilermakers Men's Basketball Coach Gene Keady secured his 500th career victory at Mackey Arena on January 14th, 2004, becoming only the second coach in Big Ten Conference history to achieve this milestone;

    Whereas, Coach Keady's life-long dedication to excellence in athletics can be traced back to his college days at Kansas State University where he played football and baseball and ran track;

    Whereas, after college, Coach Keady enjoyed a brief career in the National Football League with the Pittsburgh Steelers before pursuing a career coaching basketball;

    Whereas, Coach Keady's dedication to the sport led him to serve as President of the National Association of Basketball Coaches. He has also participated on the coaching staffs of several teams that represented our nation in international competition, including the 2000 Olympic Men's Basketball Team;


    Whereas, in addition to six Big Ten Conference Titles, Coach Keady's program at Purdue has also produced 29 academic All-Big Ten selections and seven academic All- Americans, showing that excellence in the classroom is as important to him as excellence on the basketball court; and

    Whereas, basketball fans and the national press alike recognize Coach Keady as one of the greatest basketball coaches in the country, naming him national coach of the year six times and Big Ten coach of the year seven times: Therefore,

    

Be it resolved by the Senate of the General Assembly

of the State of Indiana, the House of Representatives concurring:


    SECTION 1. That on behalf of the People of Indiana, the Indiana General Assembly congratulates Purdue Men's Basketball Coach Gene Keady on the occasion of his 500th victory at Purdue.
    SECTION 2. The Secretary of the Senate is hereby directed to transmit copies of the this Resolution to Purdue University President, Martin C. Jischke, Athletic Director, Morgan J. Burke and Men's Basketball Coach, Gene Keady.