2017 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 32
BY SENATOR LUNEAU
A RESOLUTION
To commend and congratulate Grambling State University Assistant Football Coach Eric
Dooley on being named by the American Football Coaches Association as Football
Championship Subdivision Assistant Coach of the Year.
WHEREAS, Grambling State University Offensive Coordinator Eric Dooley has
been the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Assistant Coach of the Year for
the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level; and
WHEREAS, Coach Dooley doubles as the Tigers' wide receivers coach and is one
of the top coordinators in the country; and
WHEREAS, the third-year Grambling assistant has led the Tigers to the No. 4 ranked
offense in the country in both total yards (505.1) and points per game (44.0); and
WHEREAS, Grambling's offense is one of the primary reasons the Tigers completed
the 2016 season with a record of 12-1, and captured the Southwestern Athletic Conference
title and the HBCU national championship; and
WHEREAS, Coach Dooley is a twenty-two year coaching veteran who spent time
in the SWAC at Southern University before joining Coach Broderick Fobbs' staff at
Grambling in 2013; and
WHEREAS he serves on the AFCA's registration committee and has volunteered
throughout his career, working with the Boy Scouts, Salvation Army, and Girl Scouts,
among others.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend and congratulate Grambling State University Assistant Football
Coach Eric Dooley on being named by the American Football Coaches Association as
Football Championship Subdivision Assistant Coach of the Year.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Coach Eric Dooley.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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