| 1 | 1 | | *HC1034* |
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| 2 | 2 | | Introduced Version |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE CONCURRENT |
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| 4 | 4 | | RESOLUTION No. ____ |
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| 5 | 5 | | DIGEST OF INTRODUCED RESOL UTION |
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| 6 | 6 | | A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing Hallie |
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| 7 | 7 | | Bryant on his 90th birthday. |
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| 8 | 8 | | Porter |
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| 9 | 9 | | _______________________, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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| 10 | 10 | | 20242309 |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2024 HC 1034/DI 140 Introduced |
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| 12 | 12 | | Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024) |
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| 13 | 13 | | HOUSE CONCURRENT |
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| 14 | 14 | | RESOLUTION No. ____ |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing Hallie |
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| 16 | 16 | | 2 Bryant on his 90th birthday. |
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| 17 | 17 | | 3 Whereas, Hallie Bryant was born on January 24, 1934, in |
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| 18 | 18 | | 4 Indianapolis, Indiana; |
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| 19 | 19 | | 5 Whereas, Hallie Bryant played for the legendary Crispus |
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| 20 | 20 | | 6 Attucks High School men's basketball team and led them to the |
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| 21 | 21 | | 7 1951 Final Four. In 1953, he was named Mr. Basketball for the |
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| 22 | 22 | | 8 state of Indiana; |
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| 23 | 23 | | 9 Whereas, Hallie Bryant played basketball for the iconic coach |
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| 24 | 24 | | 10 Branch McCracken from 1955 to 1957 at Indiana University. |
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| 25 | 25 | | 11 Hallie was one of the captains on the 1957 Big Ten |
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| 26 | 26 | | 12 Championship team; |
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| 27 | 27 | | 13 Whereas, Hallie Bryant served as a commissioned officer in |
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| 28 | 28 | | 14 the U.S. Army for two years; |
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| 29 | 29 | | 15 Whereas, Hallie Bryant was inducted into the IHSAA |
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| 30 | 30 | | 16 Basketball Hall of Fame and the Indiana University Basketball |
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| 31 | 31 | | 17 Hall of Fame; |
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| 32 | 32 | | 18 Whereas, Hallie Bryant played for the Harlem Globetrotters |
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| 33 | 33 | | 19 for 13 years and then was employed on the team's public |
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| 34 | 34 | | 20 relations staff for 14 years. He played in games in over 80 |
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| 35 | 35 | | 21 countries with the Harlem Globetrotters; |
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| 36 | 36 | | 22 Whereas, In 2009, Hallie Bryant became the 28th member of |
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| 37 | 37 | | 23 the Harlem Globetrotters to receive the "Legends" award. He |
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| 38 | 38 | | 24 was offered the award in 1998 but selflessly asked that the |
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| 39 | 39 | | 2024 HC 1034/DI 140 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 1 award be given to his childhood friend and teammate, Willie |
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| 41 | 41 | | 2 Gardner. Willie was in poor health in 1998 and passed away in |
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| 42 | 42 | | 3 2000; and |
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| 43 | 43 | | 4 Whereas, Upon retirement from the Harlem Globetrotters, |
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| 44 | 44 | | 5 Hallie Bryant became a motivational speaker and author. He |
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| 45 | 45 | | 6 focused on leadership, sportsmanship, and academic |
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| 46 | 46 | | 7 excellence. In 2002, he published the book "Hallie's Comet: |
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| 47 | 47 | | 8 Breaking the Code". As a motivational speaker he has |
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| 48 | 48 | | 9 addressed General Motors, General Electric, Special Olympics, |
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| 49 | 49 | | 10 Eli Lilly & Co., and other groups: Therefore, |
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| 50 | 50 | | 11 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives |
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| 51 | 51 | | 12 of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, |
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| 52 | 52 | | 13 the Senate concurring: |
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| 53 | 53 | | 14 SECTION 1. That the Indiana General Assembly recognizes |
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| 54 | 54 | | 15 Hallie Bryant on his 90th birthday for a lifetime of inspiring |
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| 55 | 55 | | 16 others and building bridges in an effort to create a better world. |
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| 56 | 56 | | 17 SECTION 2. That the Principal Clerk of the House of |
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| 57 | 57 | | 18 Representatives shall transmit copies of this resolution to State |
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| 58 | 58 | | 19 Representative Gregory Porter for distribution. |
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| 59 | 59 | | 2024 HC 1034/DI 140 |
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