| |
| |
|
|
R E S O L U T I O N
|
|
|
WHEREAS, Jerheme Urban of Victoria was a member of the |
|
|
Arizona Cardinals football team that captured the 2009 National |
|
|
Football Conference championship, and he and his teammates treated |
|
|
the nation to an exciting game during Super Bowl XLIII on February |
|
|
1, 2009; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Raised in Victoria, Jerheme Urban has played |
|
|
football most of his life, beginning on flag football teams and |
|
|
continuing with the squads at Crain Middle School and Stroman High |
|
|
School, where he played quarterback; a broken hand incurred during |
|
|
his first season at Trinity University converted him from passer to |
|
|
receiver, and he went on to set several university records for his |
|
|
exceptional achievements on the field; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Mr. Urban's NFL career began with the Seattle |
|
|
Seahawks in 2003, and he played with the team for three seasons |
|
|
before being sidelined by a foot injury; he was a member of the |
|
|
Dallas Cowboys practice squad for a year before being picked up by |
|
|
the Arizona Cardinals early in the 2007 season and establishing |
|
|
himself as a valuable member of the team's receiver corps; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Making his first Super Bowl appearance in the 2009 |
|
|
championship game, this talented Texan contributed to his team in |
|
|
numerous ways, including his crucial 18-yard first-down reception |
|
|
in an important fourth-quarter Arizona scoring drive; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Off the field, Mr. Urban devotes himself to helping |
|
|
others by organizing reading competitions at Nursery Elementary in |
|
|
Victoria and working as an assistant coach for the Trinity |
|
|
University track team; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Winning an NFC championship and competing against |
|
|
the best in the game at the Super Bowl are dreams that are realized |
|
|
through countless hours of hard work and a steadfast commitment to |
|
|
excellence, and Jerheme Urban is a source of tremendous pride to the |
|
|
residents of his hometown for achieving these worthy goals; now, |
|
|
therefore, be it |
|
|
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
|
|
Legislature hereby congratulate Jerheme Urban on his |
|
|
accomplishments with the National Football Conference champion |
|
|
Arizona Cardinals and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
|
|
continued success; and, be it further |
|
|
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
|
|
prepared for Mr. Urban as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
|
|
House of Representatives. |
| |
|
|
Morrison |
|
|
|
|
|
______________________________ |
|
|
Speaker of the House |
| |
|
|
I certify that H.R. No. 864 was adopted by the House on March |
|
|
26, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
|
|
|
|
|
______________________________ |
|
|
Chief Clerk of the House |
| |