SLS 17RS-641 ORIGINAL
2017 Regular Session
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 101
BY SENATOR LONG
COMMENDATIONS. Commends posthumously C.A. Core on being named to the 2017
Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2 To commend and congratulate posthumously C.A. Core on being named to the 2017
3 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.
4 WHEREAS, C.A. Core is remembered as a legend in Louisiana basketball history;
5 and
6 WHEREAS, a native of Noblesville, Indiana, he made a name for himself as the most
7 decorated player in Southeastern Louisiana University basketball history and is the only
8 player who holds the honor of having had his number thirty-four team jersey retired and
9 hung from the rafters of the University Center; and
10 WHEREAS, during his time as an SLU Lion, C.A. Core set records for points,
11 scoring average, rebounds, rebounding average, field goals made, free throws made, and his
12 22.3 points per game during the 1964-1965 season remains the highest single-season scoring
13 average in school history; and
14 WHEREAS, his time as an SLU Lion also earned him a double-double rebounding
15 average every season, highlighted by a single-season school record of 18.5 rebounds per
16 contest during his senior year, and he can claim three of the top four averages in school
17 history; and
18 WHEREAS, he was recognized numerous times for his prowess on the basketball
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1 court, including being the only National Collegiate Athletic Association All-American
2 selection in SLU history, National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics All-American
3 selection both his junior and senior year, a four-time All-Gulf States Conference selection,
4 and he received the Associated Press All-American accolades his junior year; and
5 WHEREAS, C.A. Core has been inducted into the Hamilton County Basketball Hall
6 of Fame in Indiana, and the Louisiana Association of Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame; and
7 WHEREAS, upon graduating from college, he became a teacher and coach in St.
8 Tammany Parish, Louisiana, until his death at the age of forty-one; and
9 WHEREAS, the successful basketball career of C.A. Core has rightly earned him a
10 place among the many greats in the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.
11 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
12 commend and congratulate posthumously C.A. Core on being named to the 2017 Louisiana
13 Sports Hall of Fame Induction Class.
14 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
15 family of C.A. Core.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by McHenry Lee.
DIGEST
SCR 101 Original 2017 Regular Session Long
Commends posthumously C.A. Core on being named to the 2017 Louisiana Sports Hall of
Fame.
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