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Alabama House Bill HJR107

Alabama 2022 Regular Session

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11 1 HJR107
2-2 218234-3
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33 3 By Representative Ledbetter
44 4 RFD: Rules
55 5 First Read: 01-MAR-22
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9-2 ENROLLED, House Joint Resolution,
10-3 COMMENDING EVAN MCPHERSON FOR OUTSTANDING
11-4 PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT.
12-5
13-6 WHEREAS, it gives us great pride and special
14-7 pleasure to commend Evan McPherson for his dedication and
15-8 accomplishments as a member of the Cincinnati Bengals Football
16-9 Team; and
17-10 WHEREAS, McPherson, a native of Fort Payne, Alabama,
18-11 is the son of Amber and LaDon McPherson; he is a 2018 graduate
19-12 of Fort Payne High School, where he played four seasons as the
20-13 kicker and punter of the Fort Payne Wildcats; and
21-14 WHEREAS, from 2018 to 2020, Mr. McPherson played for
22-15 the University of Florida; as a Florida Gator, McPherson
23-16 earned 302 career points; he had 136 touchbacks on 241 career
24-17 kickoffs; McPherson played in 37 games during his three
25-18 seasons and he led the Southeastern Conference with a career
26-19 field goal percentage of 85.0; and
27-20 WHEREAS, McPherson was drafted by the Cincinnati
28-21 Bengals in the fifth round of the 2021 National Football
29-22 League Draft; he signed a four-year rookie contract on May 17,
30-23 2021; and
31-24 WHEREAS, for the first time in 33 years, the
32-25 Cincinnati Bengals played in a Superbowl, Super Bowl LVI
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34-1 against the Los Angeles Rams on February 13, 2022, thanks in
35-2 large part to McPherson's phenomenal skills; McPherson went
36-3 14-for-14 in post season kicks, including two tries he made at
37-4 the Super Bowl LVI; and
38-5 WHEREAS, his performance, as well as his excellent
39-6 character during the 2022 Superbowl, was lauded by media
40-7 outlets across the United States; McPherson's outstanding play
41-8 earned him nationwide respect and put his hometown of Fort
42-9 Payne, Alabama, in the spotlight; and
43-10 WHEREAS, it was a tremendous honor to witness one of
44-11 DeKalb County's very own hometown football stars achieve this
45-12 level of success; McPherson is truly a shinning example to all
46-13 young athletes; now therefore,
47-14 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, BOTH
48-15 HOUSES THEREOF CONCURRING, That Evan McPherson is honored and
49-16 commended, and this resolution is offered to him in highest
50-17 tribute and heartiest congratulations as well as with sincere
51-18 best wishes for continued success in all future endeavors.
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57-Speaker of the House of Representatives
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5911 5
60-6 President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
61-House of Representatives7
62-I hereby certify that the within Act originated in8
63-9 and was adopted by the House 03-MAR-22.
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14+8 COMMENDING EVAN MCPHERSON FOR OUTSTANDING
15+9 PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT.
6416 10
65-11 Jeff Woodard
66-12 Clerk
67-13
68- 14
69- 15
70-Senate16 15-MAR-22 Adopted
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17+11 WHEREAS, it gives us great pride and special
18+12 pleasure to commend Evan McPherson for his dedication and
19+13 accomplishments as a member of the Cincinnati Bengals Football
20+14 Team; and
21+15 WHEREAS, McPherson, a native of Fort Payne, Alabama,
22+16 is the son of Amber and LaDon McPherson; he is a 2018 graduate
23+17 of Fort Payne High School, where he played four seasons as the
24+18 kicker and punter of the Fort Payne Wildcats; and
25+19 WHEREAS, from 2018 to 2020, Mr. McPherson played for
26+20 the University of Florida; as a Florida Gator, McPherson
27+21 earned 302 career points; he had 136 touchbacks on 241 career
28+22 kickoffs; McPherson played in 37 games during his three
29+23 seasons and he led the Southeastern Conference with a career
30+24 field goal percentage of 85.0; and
31+25 WHEREAS, McPherson was drafted by the Cincinnati
32+26 Bengals in the fifth round of the 2021 National Football
33+Page 1 1 League Draft; he signed a four-year rookie contract on May 17,
34+2 2021; and
35+3 WHEREAS, for the first time in 33 years, the
36+4 Cincinnati Bengals played in a Superbowl, Super Bowl LVI
37+5 against the Los Angeles Rams on February 13, 2022, thanks in
38+6 large part to McPherson's phenomenal skills; McPherson went
39+7 14-for-14 in post season kicks, including two tries he made at
40+8 the Super Bowl LVI; and
41+9 WHEREAS, his performance, as well as his excellent
42+10 character during the 2022 Superbowl, was lauded by media
43+11 outlets across the United States; McPherson's outstanding play
44+12 earned him nationwide respect and put his hometown of Fort
45+13 Payne, Alabama, in the spotlight; and
46+14 WHEREAS, it was a tremendous honor to witness one of
47+15 DeKalb County's very own hometown football stars achieve this
48+16 level of success; McPherson is truly a shinning example to all
49+17 young athletes; now therefore,
50+18 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, BOTH
51+19 HOUSES THEREOF CONCURRING, That Evan McPherson is honored and
52+20 commended, and this resolution is offered to him in highest
53+21 tribute and heartiest congratulations as well as with sincere
54+22 best wishes for continued success in all future endeavors.
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