SLS 19RS-772 ORIGINAL
2019 Regular Session
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 86
BY SENATOR LONG
COMMENDATIONS. Commends Matt Dunigan upon being inducted into the Louisiana
Sports Hall of Fame.
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2 To commend Matt Dunigan on being named as a 2019 inductee into the Louisiana Sports
3 Hall of Fame.
4 WHEREAS, the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in Natchitoches, Louisiana, each year
5 collaborates with the Louisiana Sports Writers Association in selecting a limited number of
6 sports figures who embody the character, skill, and talents worthy of being named to the hall
7 of fame; and
8 WHEREAS, the 2019 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Induction Class includes Matt
9 Dunigan; and
10 WHEREAS, born in Lakewood, Ohio, and raised in Dallas, Texas, he played
11 quarterback for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs from 1979 to 1982; and
12 WHEREAS, while leading the Bulldogs, Matt broke nine school records, including
13 Terry Bradshaw's career all-time passing mark with 7,042 yards; and
14 WHEREAS, Matt was selected as a Kadak/AP Division I-AA All-American as a
15 senior, passing for 2,843 yards, throwing 23 touchdowns, leading the Bulldogs to 9-2
16 records, winning the Southland Conference; and reaching the I-AA semi-finals; and
17 WHEREAS, in recognition of his accomplishments, Matt was inducted into the
18 Louisiana Tech Hall of Fame in 2011; and
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1 WHEREAS, Matt continued his playing days in the Canadian Football League
2 (CFL), competing for six teams over an illustrious fourteen year hall of fame career from
3 1983 to 1996; and
4 WHEREAS, a three-time All-CFL quarterback, Matt is the only quarterback in
5 league history to lead four different teams to the Grey Cup, the CLF's championship game,
6 with six total appearances, and winning in 1987 for Edmonton and 1991 for Toronto; and
7 WHEREAS, over his CFL career, Matt rushed 850 times for 5,031 yards (fifth all-
8 time by a quarterback) and 77 touchdowns (fourth all-time by a quarterback); and
9 WHEREAS, when Matt retired he was ranked second in all-time passing statistics
10 (3,057 completions in 5,476 attempts for 43,857 yards and 306 touchdown passes) and still
11 holds the record for most passing yards in a game (713 yards); and
12 WHEREAS, Matt was inducted into the CFL Hall of Fame in 2006, and has been
13 recognized as one of the CFL's top fifty players of the modern era.
14 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
15 commend Matt Dunigan on being named as a 2019 inductee into the Louisiana Sports Hall
16 of Fame.
17 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to Matt
18 Dunigan.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Alan Miller.
DIGEST
SCR 86 Original 2019 Regular Session Long
Commends Matt Dunigan on being named as a 2019 inductee into the Louisiana Sports Hall
of Fame.
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