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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 42
BY SENATOR MIZELL
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To commend DeVonta Versean Smith on his accomplishments as the recipient of the 2020
Heisman Trophy and numerous awards and accolades.
WHEREAS, DeVonta Versean Smith was born on November 14, 1998, in
Hammond, Louisiana, to Christina Smith-Sylve & Kelvin Dickerson; and
WHEREAS, DeVonta Versean Smith grew up in Amite, Louisiana, where he
graduated from Amite High Magnet School in May 2017; and
WHEREAS, in 2017, as a freshman wide receiver at the University of Alabama,
Mr. Smith had eight receptions for one hundred sixty yards and three touchdowns; and
WHEREAS, in the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship against
the University to Georgia, DeVonta Smith had the game-winning touchdown reception in
overtime to give Alabama the twenty-six to twenty-three victory; and
WHEREAS, as a sophomore in 2018, he had forty-two receptions for six hundred
and ninety-three yards and six touchdowns; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Smith continued to build his resume with another strong season in
his junior year with sixty-eight receptions and over one-thousand yards with fourteen
touchdowns; and
WHEREAS, on November 21, 2020, Smith broke the all-time Southeastern
Conference (SEC) career record for most scored touchdowns on that day when he scored two
touchdowns against the University of Kentucky and was named the SEC offensive player
of the year; and
WHEREAS, DeVonta Smith of the University of Alabama was The Associated Press
College Football Player of the Year for 2020 and the first wide receiver to win the award
since it was established in 1998; and
WHEREAS, on January 5, 2021, Mr. Smith was awarded the 2020 Heisman trophy,
making him the eighty-sixth winner of this prestigious award; and
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WHEREAS, on January 11, 2021, Mr. Smith played in the 2021 College Football
Playoff National Championship game against Ohio State and Mr. Smith set records for title
game catches, touchdown receptions, totaled two hundred fifteen yards, and was named
offensive most valuable player of the championship game despite leaving early in the third
quarter with a hand injury; and
WHEREAS, he won numerous awards including the Maxwell Award as the college
football player of the year, the Walter Camp player of the year, the Biletnikoff Award as the
nation's top receiver, the Paul Hornung Award winner for the most versatile player in major
college football, and Sporting News' 2020 Player of the Year; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Smith graduated from the University of Alabama in the summer of
2020 and earned the respect of many from his home state of Louisiana.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend and congratulate DeVonta Versean Smith on a remarkable collegiate football
career and does hereby recognize and record for posterity his achievements on the gridiron,
including being a recipient of the 2020 Heisman Trophy and numerous awards and
accolades, and does hereby extend to him best wishes for continued success and happiness
in all of his future endeavors.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
DeVonta Versean Smith.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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