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1 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. ___
1 2 BY T. TAYLOR, D. TAYLOR, WITT, DOTZLER,
1 3 SHOULTZ, JENKINS, COHOON, LARSON, THOMSON,
1 4 SHEY, CHIODO, CATALDO, JACOBS, FOEGE, METCALF,
1 5 GRUNDBERG, HOLVECK, HUSER, RAECKER, FORD,
1 6 CONNORS, and BOAL
1 7 A House Resolution honoring native Iowan and St. Louis
1 8 Rams quarterback Kurt Warner.
1 9 WHEREAS, Kurt Warner, born in Burlington, Iowa, and
1 10 raised in the Cedar Rapids area, is a graduate of
1 11 Cedar Rapids Regis High School; and
1 12 WHEREAS, Kurt Warner attended college at the
1 13 University of Northern Iowa and earned Gateway
1 14 Conference offensive player of the year honors as a
1 15 senior quarterback for the Panther football team; and
1 16 WHEREAS, Kurt Warner, as a quarterback for the Iowa
1 17 Barnstormers (1995-1997), led the team to the Arena
1 18 Bowl for two straight years and set all of the
1 19 Barnstormers' individual passing records; and
1 20 WHEREAS, Kurt Warner, after a stint with the
1 21 Amsterdam Admirals in Europe and a year as the St.
1 22 Louis Rams' third-string quarterback, emerged as a
1 23 starter for the Rams this season; and
1 24 WHEREAS, Kurt Warner threw 41 touchdown passes
1 25 during the National Football League regular season,
1 26 making him one of only two quarterbacks in league
1 27 history to throw 40 or more touchdown passes in one
1 28 season; and
1 29 WHEREAS, Kurt Warner was selected to be a starter
1 30 in the National Football League's 2000 Pro Bowl game;
2 1 and
2 2 WHEREAS, Kurt Warner became the first Iowan to be
2 3 named most valuable player in the National Football
2 4 League; and
2 5 WHEREAS, Kurt Warner played a key role in guiding
2 6 the St. Louis Rams to a division championship, the
2 7 National Football Conference championship, and the
2 8 National Football League championship; and
2 9 WHEREAS, Kurt Warner threw for a championship-game-
2 10 record 414 passing yards and was named the game's most
2 11 valuable player in the St. Louis Rams' victory in
2 12 Super Bowl XXXIV; and
2 13 WHEREAS, the citizens of Iowa are extremely proud
2 14 of Kurt Warner and admire his perseverance in
2 15 achieving success, his professionalism and integrity
2 16 in the media spotlight, and his commitment to faith
2 17 and family; NOW THEREFORE,
2 18 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
2 19 That Kurt Warner be congratulated for his outstanding
2 20 accomplishments and be thanked for the excitement and
2 21 inspiration he has brought to the citizens of the
2 22 State of Iowa.
2 23 LSB 5805HH 78
2 24 rk/cls/14
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