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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Lee Corso, a legendary host on ESPN's College |
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GameDay who has captivated audiences with his showmanship and |
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astute knowledge of football during an illustrious career of nearly |
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four decades, will make his final broadcast at the start of the 2025 |
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season; and |
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WHEREAS, A mainstay of the popular weekly college football |
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pregame show since it debuted in 1987, Mr. Corso is most famous for |
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his headgear picks; the tradition began on October 5, 1996, when he |
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accurately predicted that No. 3 Ohio State would defeat No. 4 Penn |
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State by ceremoniously donning a Brutus Buckeye mascot head; in |
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total, he has made 430 headgear picks, posting an impressive |
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overall record of 286-144; his final broadcast will take place on |
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August 30, three weeks after his 90th birthday; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Corso has entertained crowds on more than 70 |
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college campuses; during prediction disagreements, he is known for |
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delivering his signature catchphrase of "Not so fast, my friend!" |
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while clutching a No. 2 pencil, and other iconic moments that will |
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endure include him dancing with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish's |
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leprechaun, riding a motorcycle with the Oregon Duck, debating game |
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picks with pop music star Katy Perry, and wrestling with actors Bill |
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Murray and Will Ferrell; additionally, he has dressed as such |
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figures as Ben Franklin and Elvis Presley; and |
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WHEREAS, Before his broadcasting career, Mr. Corso was a head |
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football coach at the college and professional levels, including 17 |
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seasons at the helm for the University of Louisville, Indiana and |
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Northern Illinois Universities, and the Orlando Renegades of the |
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United States Football League; in the 1950s, he was a defensive back |
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at Florida State, where for two decades after his graduation, he |
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held the school record for career interceptions; and |
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WHEREAS, Among his accolades, Mr. Corso is a member of the |
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athletic Halls of Fame at Florida State, Louisville, and Indiana, |
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the Florida Sports Hall of Fame, and the Kentucky Athletic Hall of |
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Fame; in 2006, he entered the Florida State University Alumni |
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Association's Circle of Gold, and in 2010, he received the National |
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College Football Awards Association Contributions Award; and |
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WHEREAS, Lee Corso has demonstrated a remarkable talent for |
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expert analysis over the course of his exceptional broadcasting |
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career, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his many |
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contributions to college football; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Lee Corso for his 38-year career as an ESPN |
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College GameDay host and extend to him sincere best wishes for the |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Corso as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |