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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 36
BY SENATORS CORTEZ, ABRAHAM, ALLAIN, BARROW, BERNARD,
BOUDREAUX, BOUIE, CARTER, CATHEY, CLOUD, CONNICK,
FESI, FIELDS, FOIL, HARRIS, HENRY, HENSGENS, HEWITT,
JACKSON, JOHNS, LAMBERT, LUNEAU, MCMATH, MILLIGAN,
FRED MILLS, ROBERT MILLS, MIZELL, MORRIS, PEACOCK,
PETERSON, POPE, PRICE, REESE, SMITH, TALBOT, TARVER,
WARD, WHITE AND WOMACK
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To commend Joe Burrow on his accomplishments as quarterback of the Louisiana State
University Fighting Tigers and on being the recipient of the 2019 Heisman Trophy
and numerous awards and accolades.
WHEREAS, Joseph Lee Burrow was born in Ames, Iowa, on December 10, 1996,
and is the son of Jim and Robin Burrow; and
WHEREAS, at the age of six, he attended the Rose Bowl with his father and not long
after, he began playing in youth football leagues; and
WHEREAS, Joe started out as a quarterback because his first youth team had no one
else who could play the position; and
WHEREAS, he attended Athens High School from 2011 to 2014 in The Plains, Ohio,
leading the school to three straight playoff appearances and the school's first seven playoff
victories in school history; and
WHEREAS, during his career, Joe passed for eleven thousand four hundred sixteen
yards with one hundred fifty-seven passing touchdowns and rushed for two thousand
sixty-seven yards with twenty-seven rushing touchdowns; and
WHEREAS, he received the state's Mr. Football Award and the Gatorade Player of
the Year Award as a senior in 2014, and the Bulldogs went 14-1 that season; and
WHEREAS, he committed to Ohio State University (Ohio State) to play football and
after redshirting his first year, Joe spent the next two years as a backup quarterback, and over
the two years, he played in ten games, completing twenty-nine of thirty-nine passes for two
hundred eighty-seven yards and two touchdowns; and
WHEREAS, realizing that he would not be named the starting quarterback at Ohio
State, he transferred to Louisiana State University (LSU) on May 20, 2018, having graduated
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from Ohio State in three years and securing his immediate eligibility as a graduate transfer;
and
WHEREAS, in his first year at LSU, he became the starting quarterback as a redshirt
junior, and in an early season road trip to Auburn University, Joe threw for two hundred
forty-nine yards and a touchdown enroute to a 22-21 win; and
WHEREAS, he was named Southeastern Conference (SEC) Offensive Player of the
Week following the victory, and again earned SEC Offensive Player of the Week honors
following a two hundred ninety-two yard, three-touchdown performance against the
University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) two weeks later; and
WHEREAS, Joe played an integral part in the Tigers achieving a 10-3 record,
including a win over the University of Central Florida in the Fiesta Bowl and a number six
ranking in the final AP Poll, finishing the season with two thousand eight hundred
ninety-four yards passing, sixteen touchdowns, three hundred ninety-nine rushing yards, and
seven rushing touchdowns; and
WHEREAS, in 2019, he was LSU's starting quarterback heading into his redshirt
senior season, and in the Tigers' season opener against Georgia Southern University, Joe
threw for two hundred seventy-eight yards and five touchdowns in a 55-3 win, and was later
named SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week with Tua Tagovailoa, quarterback for the
University of Alabama; and
WHEREAS, in a week two road trip to the University of Texas, Joe threw for four
hundred seventy-one yards, four touchdowns, and an interception in the 45-38 win, and his
yardage was the second highest in school history and the most since Rohan Davey's five
hundred twenty-eight yards against the University of Alabama in 2001; and
WHEREAS, he was named Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week and
SEC Offensive Player of the Week following the performance, and earned his third SEC
Offensive Player of the Week honors on September 21, during LSU's game against
Vanderbilt University, throwing for three hundred ninety-eight yards and a
school-record-setting six passing touchdowns in the Tigers' 66-38 win, becoming the first
LSU quarterback to ever throw for three hundred fifty yards in three consecutive games; and
WHEREAS, in a 42-6 win over Utah State University, Joe threw for three hundred
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forty-four yards and five touchdowns, and became the first ever Tiger quarterback to throw
for three hundred-plus yards in four consecutive games; and
WHEREAS, that streak ended the following week against the University of Florida,
but his two hundred ninety-three yards and three touchdown passes led the Tigers to another
42-28 win; and
WHEREAS, the next week, Joe eclipsed the LSU single-season passing touchdowns
record of twenty-eight when he added four more in a win against Mississippi State
University and led the Tigers to another top-ten win, breaking the LSU record for career
three hundred-yard games with a three hundred twenty-one-yard, two-total-touchdown
performance against Auburn University; and
WHEREAS, the game against the University of Alabama was highly anticipated as
the highest ranked showdown between the two schools since the 2012 NCAA Division I
Bowl Championship Series (BCS) National Championship Game, and the game featured two
leading candidates for the Heisman Trophy in Joe and Tua Tagovailoa; and
WHEREAS, the Tigers were victorious in a 46-41 shootout with Joe passing for three
hundred ninety-three yards and three touchdowns in the game, and was again named Walter
Camp National Offensive Player of the Week and SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week,
sharing the latter with teammate Clyde Edwards-Helaire; and
WHEREAS, the following week against Ole Miss, Joe threw for four hundred
eighty-nine yards and five touchdown passes, and passed LSU's single-season passing yards
record set by Rohan Davey in 2001, and also set the LSU record of consecutive completed
passes with seventeen during the game; and
WHEREAS, on November 30, Joe played an integral part in LSU securing an
undefeated regular season with a 50-7 blowout win over Texas A&M, throwing for three
hundred fifty-two yards and three touchdowns, setting the all-time SEC record for
single-season passing yards, and tying the conference record for single-season touchdowns;
and
WHEREAS, Joe took sole possession of the SEC single-season touchdown record
the following week in the SEC Championship Game, throwing for four touchdowns in LSU's
dominant 37-10 win over the University of Georgia and securing the Tigers' place in the
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College Football Playoff; and
WHEREAS, on December 14, 2019, he was awarded the 2019 Heisman Trophy,
winning by the largest margin in the history of the award and also earning the highest share
of possible points available; and
WHEREAS, in the playoff semifinal game at the 2019 Peach Bowl, Joe recorded
twenty-nine of thirty-nine pass attempts for four hundred ninety-three passing yards and
seven passing touchdowns, as well as five rushes for twenty-two rushing yards and a rushing
touchdown in a 63-28 victory over the fourth-ranked University of Oklahoma Sooners; and
WHEREAS, in the 2020 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS)
National Championship Game against Clemson University, Joe threw for four hundred
sixty-three yards with six touchdowns, which led LSU to a 42-25 victory and him being
named the game's Offensive Most Valuable Player; and
WHEREAS, Joe Burrow finished his 2019 season with sixty passing touchdowns,
breaking the single-season FBS record of fifty-eight, and five thousand six hundred
seventy-one passing yards which ranks third all-time in a FBS season; and
WHEREAS, his passer rating of 202.0 for the season is also a record, and several
sportswriters deemed the season to be the greatest ever by a college quarterback; and
WHEREAS, in addition to the Heisman Trophy, Joe also received the Maxwell
Award, Walter Camp Award, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, Davey O'Brien Award,
and Manning Award, and was named AP College Football Player of the Year, Sporting
News Player of the Year, Unanimous All-American, SEC Offensive Player of the Year, and
First Team All-SEC; and
WHEREAS, in addition to his many achievements in football, Joe Burrow is a deeply
beloved member of the state of Ohio and the state of Louisiana who has earned the respect
and admiration of countless citizens by demonstrating impeccable leadership and a
commitment to excellence that is truly commendable.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend and congratulate Joe Burrow on a remarkable collegiate football career, does
hereby recognize and record for posterity his achievements on the gridiron, and does hereby
extend to him best wishes for continued success and happiness in all of his future endeavors.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Joe Burrow.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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