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OREGON LAWS 2015 SR 3

SENATE RESOLUTION 3 Whereas has been first and foremost a team player, leading Oregon to the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2015, where they routed the Whereas Florida State Seminoles in a record-breaking 59-20 Marcus Mariota is the first Ducks football player victory to advance to the 2015 ever to win the ; and Playoff National Championship; and Whereas Marcus Mariota won the 2014 Heisman Whereas Marcus Mariota could have entered the Trophy by 90.9 percent of the votes cast, the draft after the 2013 season second-highest percentage of possible points in and been a top pick but decided instead to return to Heisman history; and school to finish his bachelor’s degree in general sci- Whereas in 2014 Marcus Mariota earned the ence with an emphasis in human physiology and to highest in the nation and ranked fifth help his team with the national championship; and in total offense, with 342.5 yards per game; and Whereas Marcus Mariota was selected for the Whereas Marcus Mariota secured Pacific-12 Pac-12 Conference All-Academic Second Team; and (Pac-12) Conference records for career total Whereas Marcus Mariota’s athletic excellence, and single-season total touchdowns, as leadership, academic perseverance and dedicated well as the University of Oregon team records for service to the community have rightfully earned him career total offensive yards, career passing yards, his place as one of the most celebrated players in career passing touchdowns, single-season total of- Oregon history and in all of college football; now, fensive yards, single-season passing yards and therefore, single-season passing touchdowns; and Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Whereas in addition to the Heisman Trophy, Oregon: That we, the members of the Senate of the Marcus Mariota is the first University of Oregon Seventy-eighth Legislative Assembly, honor and cel- player to win a slew of other awards, including the ebrate University of Oregon quarterback Marcus Golden Arm Award, the Polynesian Mariota for his 2014 Heisman Trophy win and for College Football Player of the Year Award, Walter his exemplary athletic prowess, academic excellence, Camp Player of the Year, the and leadership skills and character. the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award; Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 22, 2015 and

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