Bill Text: PA HR21 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulating the Pittsburgh Steelers for winning the 2008 AFC Championship and wishing them well in competing in Super Bowl XLIII.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-02-05 - Referred to RULES [HR21 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HR21-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 19
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 21 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY P. COSTA, ELLIS, FRANKEL, D. COSTA, DEASY, DERMODY, GERGELY, KORTZ, MARKOSEK, MATZIE, PRESTON, READSHAW, M. SMITH, WAGNER, WHEATLEY, WHITE, MAHER, MUSTIO, TURZAI, VULAKOVICH, BAKER, BARRAR, BEYER, BISHOP, BOYD, BRENNAN, BROOKS, BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE, CAUSER, CLYMER, CONKLIN, CREIGHTON, CURRY, DALEY, DALLY, DELOZIER, DeWEESE, DiGIROLAMO, J. EVANS, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, FREEMAN, GABLER, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, GROVE, GRUCELA, HENNESSEY, HESS, HICKERNELL, HORNAMAN, M. KELLER, W. KELLER, KIRKLAND, LONGIETTI, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MANDERINO, MANN, MARSHALL, McCALL, MELIO, METCALFE, MOUL, MURPHY, OBERLANDER, M. O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, PALLONE, PASHINSKI, PAYNE, PEIFER, PETRI, PYLE, QUINN, RAPP, REED, ROAE, ROHRER, ROSS, SABATINA, SAINATO, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, S. H. SMITH, SOLOBAY, SONNEY, STABACK, STERN, STEVENSON, SWANGER, TALLMAN, TRUE, WANSACZ, WATSON AND WALKO, JANUARY 26, 2009
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, JANUARY 26, 2009
A RESOLUTION
Congratulating the Pittsburgh Steelers for winning the 2008 AFC
Championship and wishing them well in competing in Super Bowl
XLIII.
WHEREAS, A National Football League (NFL) franchise was
founded on July 8, 1933, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, by the
late Arthur Joseph Rooney, one of the pioneers of the American
professional sports world, who is enshrined in the Professional
Football Hall of Fame and remembered as one of the City of
Pittsburgh's great citizens; and
WHEREAS, The franchise, originally named the Pittsburgh
Pirates and later renamed the Pittsburgh Steelers to reflect the
city's prominence as a steelmaking center, is now the fifth-
oldest franchise in the NFL; and
WHEREAS, Over the last eight decades, the Steelers have
become a beloved part of the City of Pittsburgh and have brought
many great moments to the league and city; and
WHEREAS, Through draft selections in the 1970s, the Steelers
assembled a group of remarkably talented players, including many
future Hall of Fame inductees, to form one of the greatest NFL
teams in history, making the playoffs eight seasons in a row and
winning four Super Bowls; and
WHEREAS, Throughout its history, the franchise has captured
19 division championships, made 25 playoff appearances and won
seven conference championships and five league championships,
becoming the third team in NFL history to do so; and
WHEREAS, During the 2008 season, the Steelers secured the
second seed in the conference and advanced to the American
Football Conference Championship Game, where they defeated the
Baltimore Ravens 23-14 on January 18, 2009; and
WHEREAS, The Steelers will represent Pennsylvania in Super
Bowl XLIII on February 1, 2009, in Tampa, Florida, at Raymond
James Stadium; and
WHEREAS, The Steelers have earned the admiration of the
residents of this Commonwealth for an outstanding season;
therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives congratulate the
Pittsburgh Steelers for winning the 2008 AFC Championship and
wish them well in competing in Super Bowl XLIII.
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