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Regular Session, 2014
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 158
BY SENATOR LONG AND REPRESENTATI VES BROWN AND COX
COMMENDATIONS. Commends Alan Faneca on being named to the 2014 Louisiana
Sports Hall of Fame Induction Class.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON1
To commend Alan Faneca on being named to the 2014 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame2
Induction Class.3
WHEREAS, it is with great pride that the citizens and state of Louisiana have learned4
of the prestigious honor bestowed upon Alan Faneca on his induction into the Louisiana5
Sports Hall of Fame; and6
WHEREAS, the inductees are chosen after extensive deliberations by a panel of7
Louisiana Sports Writers' Association members from across the state who annually consider8
more than one hundred twenty nominees for this honor; and9
WHEREAS, Alan Faneca was born December 7, 1976, in New Orleans, Louisiana,10
and after completing high school in Texas, joined the LSU Tiger Football Team in 1994; and11
WHEREAS, during his successful career at LSU, he was named Southeastern12
Conference freshman of the year by the Knoxville Sentinel in 1995, was selected as a13
second-team All-American in 1996, and in 1997; and14
WHEREAS, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American and was also15
one of three finalists for the Outland Trophy; and16
WHEREAS, after his stellar college football career, he was chosen in the first round17
of the NFL draft as the 26
th
overall pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers and went on to play ten18 SCR NO. 158
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years with that team, two with the New York Jets, and one with the Arizona Cardinals; and1
WHEREAS, during his professional football career he started two hundred and one2
of two hundred and six games, played on the Steelers team that won Superbowl XL, was3
named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame's All-2000s team, was chosen to be on the Steelers'4
seventy-fifth anniversary all-time team in 2007, was voted to nine consecutive Pro Bowls,5
and was a six-time Associated Press All-Pro first team pick; and6
WHEREAS, beyond his career as a star football player, Alan Faneca is a survivor of7
epilepsy and devotes much of his time and energy doing charitable work for the Epilepsy8
Foundation of America; and9
WHEREAS, Alan Faneca possesses the character, skills, and talents worthy of being10
named to the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.11
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby12
commend and congratulate Alan Faneca on being named to the 2014 Louisiana Sports Hall13
of Fame Induction Class.14
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to Alan15
Faneca.16
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by McHenry Lee.
DIGEST
Long SCR No. 158
Commends Alan Faneca on being named to the 2014 Louisiana Hall of Fame Induction
Class.