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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 113
BY SENATOR LONG AND REPRESENTATI VE STAGNI
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To commend and congratulate Edward Earl Reed Jr. 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 talent worthy of being named to the hall
of fame; and
WHEREAS, the 2017 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Induction Class includes
Edward Earl Reed Jr.; and
WHEREAS, he was born on September 11, 1978, in St. Rose, Louisiana, and
attended Destrehan High School where he excelled on the Wildcat track and football teams,
including being an all-state selection at defensive back and as a kick returner; and
WHEREAS, he attended the University of Miami, where he was a standout defensive
back and played on the 2001 Hurricane team that won the 2001 National Collegiate Athletic
Association Championship; and
WHEREAS, after his college career, he was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens, where
in his twelve years on the team, he holds the records for the most career interceptions, most
career interception return yards, most career interception return touchdowns, most passes
defended, and most interception-return yards in a single game, and was voted to the Pro
Bowl three times; and
WHEREAS, he was instrumental in the Ravens' 34-31 victory over the San Francisco
49ers in Super Bowl XLVII held at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans,
Louisiana, on January 24, 2013; and
WHEREAS, in 2013 he became a free agent and briefly joined the Houston Texans
and the New York Jets before retiring from professional football on May 7, 2015; and
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WHEREAS, during his successful career he racked up NFL records for the longest
interception return at 107 yards, the most interception return yards, tied for the most playoff
career interceptions, tied for the most career blocked punts returned for touchdowns, and was
the first person in National Football League history to return an interception, punt, blocked
punt, and fumble for a touchdown; and
WHEREAS, the outstanding football career of Edward Earl Reed Jr. 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 Edward Earl Reed Jr. 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
Edward Earl Reed Jr.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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