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1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. ___
1 2 BY REDFERN, HORN, and LUNDBY
1 3 A Senate Resolution honoring native Iowan and St. Louis
1 4 Rams quarterback Kurt Warner.
1 5 WHEREAS, Kurt Warner, born in Burlington, Iowa, and
1 6 raised in the Cedar Rapids area, is a graduate of
1 7 Cedar Rapids Regis High School; and
1 8 WHEREAS, Kurt Warner attended college at the
1 9 University of Northern Iowa and earned Gateway
1 10 Conference offensive player of the year honors as a
1 11 senior quarterback for the Panther football team; and
1 12 WHEREAS, Kurt Warner, as a quarterback for the Iowa
1 13 Barnstormers (1995-1997), led the team to the Arena
1 14 Bowl for two straight years and set all of the
1 15 Barnstormers' individual passing records; and
1 16 WHEREAS, Kurt Warner, after a stint with the
1 17 Amsterdam Admirals in Europe and a year as the St.
1 18 Louis Rams' third-string quarterback, emerged as a
1 19 starter for the Rams this season; and
1 20 WHEREAS, Kurt Warner threw 41 touchdown passes
1 21 during the National Football League regular season,
1 22 making him one of only two quarterbacks in league
1 23 history to throw 40 or more touchdown passes in one
1 24 season; and
1 25 WHEREAS, Kurt Warner was selected to be a starter
1 26 in the National Football League's 2000 Pro Bowl game;
1 27 and
1 28 WHEREAS, Kurt Warner became the first Iowan to be
1 29 named most valuable player in the National Football
1 30 League; and
2 1 WHEREAS, Kurt Warner played a key role in guiding
2 2 the St. Louis Rams to a division championship, the
2 3 National Football Conference championship, and the
2 4 National Football League championship; and
2 5 WHEREAS, Kurt Warner threw for a championship-game-
2 6 record 414 passing yards and was named the game's most
2 7 valuable player in the St. Louis Rams' victory in
2 8 Super Bowl XXXIV; and
2 9 WHEREAS, the citizens of Iowa are extremely proud
2 10 of Kurt Warner and admire his perseverance in
2 11 achieving success, his professionalism and integrity
2 12 in the media spotlight, and his commitment to faith
2 13 and family; NOW THEREFORE,
2 14 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That Kurt Warner be
2 15 congratulated for his outstanding accomplishments and
2 16 be thanked for the excitement and inspiration he has
2 17 brought to the citizens of the State of Iowa.
2 18 LSB 5805SS 78
2 19 rk/cls/14
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