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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 107
BY SENATOR LONG AND REPRESENTATI VE FRANKLIN
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To commend Eddie Joseph Kennison III on being named to the 2017 Louisiana Sports Hall
of Fame.
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in Natchitoches, Louisiana, each year
collaborates with the Louisiana Sports Writers Association in selecting a limited number of
sports figures who embody the character, skill, and talents worthy of being named to the hall
of fame; and
WHEREAS, Eddie Kennison was born on January 20, 1973, and attended
Washington-Marion High School in Lake Charles, Louisiana, where he was a star on both
the football and track teams; and
WHEREAS, after graduation, he attended Louisiana State University where he
became a noted sprinter on the track team, earning six All-America selections, lead the
4x100-meter relay team to the 1994 National Collegiate Athletic Association Outdoor
Championship, and qualified for the championships in the 4x100, 4x200, 4x400 and the
200-meter relays; and
WHEREAS, Eddie Kennison also excelled on the gridiron at LSU as an outstanding
receiver and premier kickoff and punt returner, including a 100-yard punt return for a
touchdown against Mississippi State in 1994 and a 92-yard kickoff return for a touchdown
in LSU's win over Michigan State in the Independence Bowl in 1995; and
WHEREAS, upon graduating from college, he was a first-round National Football
League draft pick for the St. Louis Rams and during his first season, finished second in yards
and receptions for rookies and led the rookie wide receiver class; and
WHEREAS, in 1999, Eddie Kennison was traded to the New Orleans Saints for a
second-round draft pick and in 2000 he was traded to the Chicago Bears, where he finished
second on the team in receiving years and tied for the team lead in receptions; and
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WHEREAS, he signed a two-year deal with the Denver Broncos in 2001, but retired
later that year, only to resurface from retirement to play for the Kansas City Chiefs from
2002 to 2006, and a second stint with the St. Louis Rams before finally retiring with the
Kansas City Chiefs on July 19, 2010; and
WHEREAS, the successful track and football career of Eddie Joseph Kennison III
has rightly earned him a place among the many greats in the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend and congratulate Eddie Joseph Kennison III on being named to the 2017 Louisiana
Sports Hall of Fame Induction Class
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Eddie Joseph Kennison III.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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