2015-2016 Bill 4951: Clemson University football team's ...



South Carolina General Assembly121st Session, 2015-2016H. 4951STATUS INFORMATIONHouse ResolutionSponsors: Reps. Clary, Alexander, Allison, Anderson, Anthony, Atwater, Bales, Ballentine, Bamberg, Bannister, Bedingfield, Bernstein, Bingham, Bowers, Bradley, Brannon, G.A.?Brown, R.L.?Brown, Burns, Chumley, Clemmons, Clyburn, CobbHunter, Cole, Collins, Corley, H.A.?Crawford, Crosby, Daning, Delleney, Dillard, Douglas, Duckworth, Erickson, Felder, Finlay, Forrester, Fry, Funderburk, Gagnon, Gambrell, George, Gilliard, Goldfinch, Govan, Hamilton, Hardee, Hart, Hayes, Henderson, Henegan, Herbkersman, Hicks, Hill, Hiott, Hixon, Hodges, Horne, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, Jefferson, Johnson, Jordan, Kennedy, King, Kirby, Knight, Limehouse, Loftis, Long, Lowe, Lucas, Mack, McCoy, McEachern, McKnight, M.S.?McLeod, W.J.?McLeod, Merrill, Mitchell, D.C.?Moss, V.S.?Moss, Murphy, Nanney, Neal, Newton, Norman, Norrell, Ott, Parks, Pitts, Pope, Putnam, Quinn, Ridgeway, Riley, Rivers, RobinsonSimpson, Rutherford, Ryhal, Sandifer, Simrill, G.M.?Smith, G.R.?Smith, J.E.?Smith, Sottile, Southard, Spires, Stavrinakis, Stringer, Tallon, Taylor, Thayer, Tinkler, Toole, Weeks, Wells, Whipper, White, Whitmire, Williams, Willis and YowDocument Path: l:\council\bills\gm\24615dg16.docxIntroduced in the House on February 23, 2016Adopted by the House on February 23, 2016Summary: Clemson University football team's quarterback Deshaun WatsonHISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONSDateBodyAction Description with journal page number2/23/2016HouseIntroduced and adopted (House Journalpage?27)View the latest legislative information at the websiteVERSIONS OF THIS BILL2/23/2016A HOUSE RESOLUTIONTO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR CLEMSON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL TEAM’S QUARTERBACK DESHAUN WATSON FOR AN INCREDIBLE SEASON AND TO CONGRATULATE HIM FOR BEING ONE OF THREE FINALISTS FOR THE PRESTIGIOUS HEISMAN TROPHY IN 2016.Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives are pleased to commend Deshaun Watson, for quarterbacking Clemson to an Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) championship and a national title game berth and for being named a finalist for college football’s coveted Heisman Trophy; and Whereas, a sophomore majoring in communication studies at Clemson from Gainesville, Georgia, Deshaun Watson graduated from Gainesville High School where he was named state Player of the Year as a sophomore, junior, and senior and was ranked the numberone dualthreat quarterback in the nation by ; andWhereas, this sixfoottwo sophomore’s other honors include being named the Most Valuable Player of the ACC, of the ACC championship game, and of the Capital One Orange Bowl for the 20152016 season. He was the first Clemson quarterback to be named consensus AllAmerican; andWhereas, he won the Archie Griffin Award as the nation’s top player and was a finalist for the Maxwell Award, and he won the Davey O’Brien Award and the Manning Award as the nation’s top quarterback, the first Clemson signal caller to win either award; andWhereas, the first player in Football Bowl Subdivision history to accumulate four thousand yards passing and one thousand yards rushing in the same season, Deshaun Watson set the ACC record for total offense in a season; andWhereas, this Clemson Tiger quarterback finished first in the nation in the ESPN quarterback rating, fifth in the nation in completion percentage, eighth in total offense, eighth in touchdown passes, ninth in points responsible for per game, and twelfth in the nation in passing efficiency; andWhereas, he was chosen as a FirstTeam AllAmerican pick by AFCA, the Associated Press, CBS Sports, , FWAA, and USA Today, and he was named SecondTeam AllAmerican by Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, and Walter Camp; andWhereas, Deshaun Watson was selected to the AllBowl Team by , Sports Illustrated, and USA Today; andWhereas, named both the ACC Player of the Year and the ACC Offensive Player of the Year by the media and coaches, Quarterback Watson was honored by various sporting associations for his performances in games, including Clemson’s games against Boston College, North Carolina State, Syracuse, Wake Forest, and Miami; andWhereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives appreciate the pride and recognition that Deshaun Watson has brought to Clemson University and to the Palmetto State and look to hear of his continued achievements in the days to come. Now, therefore,Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, recognize and honor Clemson University football team’s quarterback Deshaun Watson for an incredible season and congratulate him for being one of three finalists for the prestigious Heisman Trophy in 2016.Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Deshaun Watson.XX ................
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