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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 186
BY REPRESENTATIVE COX
A RESOLUTION
To commend and congratulate Alan Faneca upon the occasion of his induction into the
Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame was established in 1958 and was
intended, in the words of Otis Harris, sports editor of the Shreveport Journal, to be "the
Louisiana Hall of Fame - a hall of fame for the state's greatest athletes, men or women,
amateur or professional, living or dead"; and
WHEREAS, Alan Faneca, born on December 7, 1976, in New Orleans, Louisiana,
began his outstanding football career at Lamar Consolidated High School in Rosenberg,
Texas; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Faneca continued playing football after being diagnosed with
epilepsy at age 15 and played for the LSU Tigers football team from 1994 to 1997; he was
voted the Southeastern Conference freshman of the year by the Knoxville News Sentinel in
1995, was selected as a second-team All-American in 1996, and was recognized as a
consensus first-team All-American and was one of three finalists for the Outland Trophy in
1997; and
WHEREAS, Alan Faneca started his last thirty-six games at LSU and allowed only
one sack in his final season; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Faneca was a first-round draft pick for the Pittsburgh Steelers in
the National Football League in 1998, where he earned Rookie of the Year; and
WHEREAS, he returned to school and earned a degree in management
entrepreneurship in 1999; and
WHEREAS, Alan Faneca played ten years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, two years
with the New York Jets, and one with the Arizona Cardinals, was voted to nine consecutive
Pro Bowls, and was a six-time Associated Press All-Pro first-team pick; and ENROLLEDHR NO. 186
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WHEREAS, Mr. Faneca played on the Steelers team that won Super Bowl XL, he
was named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame's All-2000s team, and he was chosen to be on
the Steelers' 75th anniversary all-time team in 2007; and
WHEREAS, Alan Faneca currently does extensive charitable work with the Epilepsy
Foundation of America.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend and congratulate Alan Faneca upon the
occasion of his induction into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to Alan Faneca.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES