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1 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 102
1 2 BY SIEGRIST and CORBETT
1 3 A House Resolution honoring Iowa State University's
1 4 football running back Troy Davis.
1 5 WHEREAS, the citizens of Iowa were excited and
1 6 entertained by the electrifying exploits of Troy Davis
1 7 during the 1995 football season at Iowa State
1 8 University; and
1 9 WHEREAS, Troy Davis led the nation in rushing at
1 10 182.7 yards per game and in all-purpose yards at 224.2
1 11 yards per game; and
1 12 WHEREAS, Troy Davis was the first sophomore in
1 13 National Collegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA) history
1 14 to reach the 1000-yard mark during the first five
1 15 games of the season; and
1 16 WHEREAS, Troy Davis finished the season having
1 17 rushed for 2,010 yards, ranking him fifth on the all-
1 18 time NCAA list for most rushing yards gained in a
1 19 single season; and
1 20 WHEREAS, Troy Davis amassed these statistics
1 21 against a schedule that matched the Cyclones against
1 22 four teams rated in the top 10 in the final polls,
1 23 including the eventual national champions, as well as
1 24 playing against the Iowa Hawkeyes, Sun Bowl champions;
1 25 and
1 26 WHEREAS, Troy Davis was chosen as the Big Eight
1 27 Player of the Year by the magazine "Football News";
1 28 and
1 29 WHEREAS, Troy Davis was chosen as a first-team All-
1 30 American by the Associated Press and as an All-
2 1 American by United Press International, Football News,
2 2 and Walter Camp; and
2 3 WHEREAS, Troy Davis was chosen as a finalist for
2 4 college football's most prestigious award, the Heisman
2 5 Trophy; and
2 6 WHEREAS, Troy Davis always put the interests of his
2 7 team ahead of his own interests, credited his
2 8 teammates for his success, and distinguished the state
2 9 of Iowa with his stellar attitude and model behavior
2 10 on and off the field; and
2 11 WHEREAS, Troy Davis also performed well in the
2 12 classroom during the fall semester of 1995, earning
2 13 commendable academic marks; and
2 14 WHEREAS, the entire Cyclone football team and Iowa
2 15 State University head coach Dan McCarney merit praise
2 16 for their important contributions to Troy Davis'
2 17 success; NOW THEREFORE,
2 18 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
2 19 That Troy Davis be congratulated for his
2 20 accomplishments during the 1995 football season at
2 21 Iowa State University.
2 22 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That Troy Davis and his
2 23 future Cyclone brother, Darren Davis, are wished the
2 24 best of luck and continued success during the 1996
2 25 football season at Iowa State University.
2 26 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this
2 27 Resolution be sent to Troy Davis, Iowa State
2 28 University head football coach Dan McCarney, Darren
2 29 Davis, and the Davis' parents, Mr. and Mrs. William
2 30 and Eular Davis of Miami, Florida.
3 1 LSB 4307HH 76
3 2 kah/jj/8
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