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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 65
BY SENATORS LONG AND WALSWORTH
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To commend Pat Collins on being named to the 2015 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame
Induction Class.
WHEREAS, it is with great pride that the citizens and state of Louisiana have learned
of the prestigious honor bestowed upon Pat Collins on his induction into the Louisiana
Sports Hall of Fame; and
WHEREAS, the inductees are chosen after extensive deliberations by a panel of
Louisiana Sports Writers' Association members from across the state who annually consider
more than one hundred twenty nominees for this honor; and
WHEREAS, Pat Collins was born August 20, 1941, and he became one of the most
respected and admired football coaches in Louisiana college football history; and
WHEREAS, he is remembered for his award-winning career at the University of
Louisiana at Monroe, which was then called Northeast Louisiana University, where he
headed the football team from 1981 until 1988; and
WHEREAS, he maintains the school's record as the all-time leader in wins with a 57-
35 record for a winning percentage of .620; and in 1983, under his direction, the team won
the Southland Conference crown; and
WHEREAS, it was in 1987 that Coach Collins and his team scored their biggest
victory by winning the NCAA Division I-AA National Championship, which is still the only
title ever won by a Louisiana school even though most of the colleges in the state have been
I-AA members at one time or another, and it remains the only time a Southland Conference
team ever won the national title; and
WHEREAS, the long and stellar career of Pat Collins has earned him a place among
the many greats in the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend and congratulate Pat Collins on being named to the 2015 Louisiana Sports Hall
of Fame Induction Class.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to Pat
Collins.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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