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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION S. RES. 178
Honoring the life and legacy of the late George Foreman.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
APRIL10, 2025
Mr. C
ORNYN(for himself and Mr. CRUZ) submitted the following resolution;
which was considered and agreed to
RESOLUTION
Honoring the life and legacy of the late George Foreman.
Whereas George Foreman was born on January 10, 1949, in
Marshall, Texas;
Whereas George Foreman was raised in Houston, Texas;
Whereas George Foreman earned his general education de-
gree and gained vocational skills through the Lyndon B.
Johnson Job Corps;
Whereas George Foreman began his boxing career in 1966
after meeting Doc Broaddus, a boxing instructor, who
worked for Job Corps;
Whereas George Foreman won his first amateur fight on
January 26, 1967, in the Parks Diamond Bell Tour-
nament;
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Whereas George Foreman won the National Boxing Cham-
pionship heavyweight title in Toledo, Ohio, in 1968;
Whereas George Foreman won a gold medal in boxing in the
heavyweight division during the 1968 Mexico City Olym-
pic Games;
Whereas George Foreman began his professional boxing ca-
reer in 1969;
Whereas George Foreman won 37 consecutive fights, of
which 35 were by knockout;
Whereas, on January 22, 1973, George Foreman won the
World Heavyweight Championship title by defeating Joe
Frazier;
Whereas George Foreman maintained the title of World
Heavyweight Champion until October 30, 1974, in a
fierce matchup, known as the ‘‘Rumble in the Jungle’’,
with Muhammad Ali;
Whereas George Foreman stepped back from his boxing ca-
reer to become an ordained minister in 1978 and served
the congregation at Church of the Lord Jesus Christ,
which he founded in 1980, in Houston, Texas;
Whereas, in 1984, George Foreman opened the George Fore-
man Youth and Community Center in Houston, Texas, to
provide opportunities to youth across Harris County;
Whereas George Foreman announced his return to boxing in
1987 and won his first fight back against Steve Zouski;
Whereas George Foreman earned the title of World Heavy-
weight Champion again on November 5, 1994, against
Michael Moorer, breaking multiple records, including the
oldest fighter to win a world heavyweight championship,
the most time between world heavyweight championships,
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and the largest age gap between competitors in a heavy-
weight boxing championship fight;
Whereas George Foreman fought for the final time in 1997
against Shannon Briggs;
Whereas George Foreman had a final career record of 76 to
5;
Whereas George Foreman became a successful businessman,
most notably with the George Foreman Lean Mean Grill-
ing Machine, of which more than 100,000,000 units have
been sold globally;
Whereas George Foreman was recognized by the American
Legion in 2013 with the James V. Day ‘‘Good Guy’’
Award for his patriotism and service to his community;
Whereas George Foreman remained a beloved public figure
and boxing legend until his death;
Whereas George Foreman died in Houston, Texas, on March
21, 2025;
Whereas George Foreman was preceded in death by his
daughter, Freeda; and
Whereas George Foreman is survived by his wife of 40 years,
Mary Joan, and 11 of his children and their families:
Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate— 1
(1) honors the life and legacy of George Fore-2
man for— 3
(A) his accomplishments as a boxing leg-4
end; 5
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(B) the example he provides to future gen-1
erations of community leaders; and 2
(C) his dedication to Houston and his sup-3
port of vulnerable youth in the community; and 4
(2) respectfully requests the Secretary of the 5
Senate— 6
(A) communicate this resolution to the 7
House of Representatives; and 8
(B) transmit an enrolled copy of this reso-9
lution to the family of George Foreman. 10
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