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SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION No. _____
DIGEST OF INTRODUCED RESOLUTION
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION memorializing George "Big
Mac" McGinnis.
TAYLOR G
, read first time and referred to Committee on
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SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION No. _____
1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION memorializing George
2 "Big Mac" McGinnis.
3 Whereas, George "Big Mac" McGinnis was born in
4 Harpersville, Alabama, on August 12, 1950, to Willie and
5 Burnie McGinnis;
6 Whereas, McGinnis was a graduate of George Washington
7 High School where he led his team to a 31-0 record and an
8 Indiana state basketball championship in 1969;
9 Whereas, He set an Indiana State Tournament scoring
10 record by scoring 148 points in his final four games and was
11 named Mr. Basketball for the state of Indiana in 1969;
12 Whereas, McGinnis went on to play basketball for Indiana
13 University, where he was the first sophomore to lead the Big
14 Ten in scoring and rebounding;
15 Whereas, Deciding to better his family's financial situation,
16 he went to the Indiana Pacers of the American Basketball
17 Association (ABA), where he used his signing bonus to buy his
18 mother a house;
19 Whereas, In his first two seasons, he led the Pacers to back-
20 to-back ABA championships and was named American
21 Basketball Association Playoffs MVP;
22 Whereas, In his NBA debut season with the Philadelphia
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1 76ers, he made the All-NBA First Team and was selected for
2 two All-Star games out of his three seasons;
3 Whereas, McGinnis later played for the Denver Nuggets,
4 scoring a career-high 43 points in the 1978 season, before he
5 returned to the Indiana Pacers for his final two seasons in
6 1981;
7 Whereas, He was inducted into the Naismith Basketball
8 Hall of Fame in 2017 and is one of only four players whose
9 jersey (No. 30) is retired by the Indiana Pacers.
10 Whereas, McGinnis married Lynda Dotson, his high school
11 sweetheart, in 1976 and they were together until her passing in
12 2019;
13 Whereas, McGinnis passed away on December 14, 2023, in
14 Indianapolis and is survived by his sister Bonnie; and
15 Whereas, George McGinnis was a stellar athlete who left
16 an incredible legacy for Hoosiers and left a profound mark on
17 the game of basketball in the state of Indiana: Therefore,
18 Be it resolved by the Senate of the General Assembly
19 of the State of Indiana, the House of Representatives
20 concurring:
21 SECTION 1. That the Indiana General Assembly
22 memorializes the life and accomplishments of George
23 McGinnis.
24 SECTION 2. The Secretary of the Senate is hereby direct to
25 transmit copies of this Resolution to the family of George
26 McGinnis.
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