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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 1
BY SENATOR LONG AND REPRESENTATI VE HAZEL
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To commend Lyn Rollins upon being awarded the Distinguished Service Award in Sports
Journalism by the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame is dedicated to the history of sports
in Louisiana, including the achievements of over three hundred Louisiana athletes, coaches,
and other sports figures; and
WHEREAS, for more than a half-century the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame has
recognized outstanding achievements in sports and sports journalism; and
WHEREAS, Lyn Rollins has forty-four years and counting as a professional sports
broadcaster in Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, he is a 1973 Northwestern State University graduate and earned a
master's degree in journalism from Louisiana State University; and
WHEREAS, Lyn worked in public relations at Louisiana College and also in the
private sector, winning multiple Addy Awards for advertising and marketing production and
campaigns; and
WHEREAS, he was the Demon Sports Network play-by-play man from 1993 to
2003, and has also called games for Grambling State University and the Alexandria Aces
minor league baseball team; and
WHEREAS, Lyn has also been a Cox Sports Television play-by-play voice since
2003, as well as the primary play-by-play man for Jumbo Sports' groundbreaking telecasts
of LSU baseball and other state school athletics, beginning with LSU coverage in 1994 and
continuing spot duty to this day; and
WHEREAS, he has done state high school game-of-the-week telecasts, hundreds of
high school football radio broadcasts, and has called a range of sports including soccer,
gymnastics, softball, and volleyball, primarily for coverage of LSU sports on various
networks; and
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WHEREAS, Lyn is believed to have called more televised college baseball games
than any other announcer in the country; and
WHEREAS, he was a protégée of Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame member and 2010
Distinguished Service Award winner Norm Fletcher and succeeded Fletcher as the Voice of
the Hall of Fame; and
WHEREAS, Lyn has risen to the highest levels in his profession, and has become
widely admired and respected in broadcasting and other endeavors; and
WHEREAS, he has been named four times as the Louisiana Sportscaster of the Year,
an award voted on by his peers in the state; and
WHEREAS, for 2018, Lyn Rollins has been awarded the Distinguished Service
Award in Sports Journalism by the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame, an award he richly
deserves for his long and distinguished career in sports journalism.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend Lyn Rollins upon being awarded the Distinguished Service Award in Sports
Journalism by the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to Lyn
Rollins.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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