SLS 17RS-644 ORIGINAL

2017 Regular Session

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 107

BY SENATOR LONG

COMMENDATIONS. Commends Eddie Joseph Kennison III on being named to the 2017 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.

1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

2 To commend Eddie Joseph Kennison III on being named to the 2017 Louisiana Sports Hall

3 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, Eddie Kennison was born on January 20, 1973, and attended

9 Washington-Marion High School in Lake Charles, Louisiana, where he was a star on both

10 the football and track teams; and

11 WHEREAS, after graduation, he attended Louisiana State University where he

12 became a noted sprinter on the track team, earning six All-America selections, lead the

13 4x100-meter relay team to the 1994 National Collegiate Athletic Association Outdoor

14 Championship, and qualified for the championships in the 4x100, 4x200, 4x400 and the

15 200-meter relays; and

16 WHEREAS, Eddie Kennison also excelled on the gridiron at LSU as an outstanding

17 receiver and premier kickoff and punt returner, including a 100-yard punt return for a

18 touchdown against Mississippi State in 1994 and a 92-yard kickoff return for a touchdown

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1 in LSU's win over Michigan State in the Independence Bowl in 1995; and

2 WHEREAS, upon graduating from college, he was a first-round National Football

3 League draft pick for the St. Louis Rams and during his first season, finished second in yards

4 and receptions for rookies and led the rookie class; and

5 WHEREAS, in 1999, Eddie Kennison was traded to the for a

6 second-round draft pick and in 2000 he was traded to the , where he finished

7 second on the team in receiving years and tied for the team lead in receptions; and

8 WHEREAS, he signed a two-year deal with the in 2001, but retired

9 later that year, only to resurface from retirement to play for the from

10 2002 to 2006, and a second stint with the St. Louis Rams before finally retiring with the

11 Kansas City Chiefs on July 19, 2010; and

12 WHEREAS, the successful track and football career of Eddie Joseph Kennison III

13 has rightly earned him a place among the many greats in the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.

14 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby

15 commend and congratulate Eddie Joseph Kennison III on being named to the 2017 Louisiana

16 Sports Hall of Fame Induction Class

17 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to Eddie

18 Joseph Kennison III.

The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the legislative instrument, were prepared by McHenry Lee.

DIGEST SCR 107 Original 2017 Regular Session Long

Commends Eddie Joseph Kennison III on being named to the 2017 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.

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