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2018 Second Extraordinary Session
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 14
BY SENATOR LONG
COMMENDATIONS. Commends Larry Wright on being named to the 2018 Louisiana
Sports Hall of Fame.
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2 To commend Larry Wright on being named to the 2018 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.
3 WHEREAS, Larry Wright began his career as a superior athlete at Richwood of
4 Monroe and Western High School in the Washington, D.C., metro area where he was
5 designated as a prep All American; and
6 WHEREAS, Larry Wright elevated his athletic standing being named a two-time
7 NCAA Small College All American at Grambling University; and
8 WHEREAS, Mr. Wright, after earning the award of SWAC Player of the Year as a
9 junior, declared for the NBA draft and was a first-round draft pick of Washington; and
10 WHEREAS, while playing in the NBA for six seasons, he helped the great Elvin
11 Hayes and the Bullets win the 1978 championship; and
12 WHEREAS, Mr. Wright continually demonstrated his amazing athleticism during
13 his career as an NBA player by scoring two thousand four hundred eighty-nine points in two
14 hundred ninety-seven games, averaging between nine point three and seven point three
15 points a game each season; and
16 WHEREAS, after playing for one season for Detroit, Mr. Wright played basketball
17 in Europe where, yet again, his skill led his team to the European title; and
18 WHEREAS, Larry Wright took his skills and talent to a different level as a scout for
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1 Seattle, Washington, and New Jersey, and then as a head coach for Grambling State, his
2 beloved alma mater; and
3 WHEREAS, as an outstanding player on the court and a superior leader off the court,
4 Mr. Wright has rightfully earned his induction into the 2018 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.
5 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
6 commend Larry Wright for his induction into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.
7 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to Larry
8 Wright.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Cheryl Cooper.
DIGEST
SCR 14 Original 2018 Second Extraordinary Session Long
Commends Larry Wright on being named to the 2018 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.
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