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Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana,
January 23, 19 89
Al_�'� ^✓ City Clerk
Attest: A6 President of Common Council.
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
January 24, 89
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City Clerk
Approved and signed by me_ �ni�2iCc,� G�r! 19 .
Mayor
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A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, COMMENDING THE
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME FOR WINNING THE
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP AND FOR
BRINGING THAT WINNING TRADITION BACK HOME
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of South Bend,
Indiana, notes with extreme pride that the University of
Notre Dame's football team beat West Virginia by the score
of 34 to 21 before a record crowd of 74,911 in the Fiesta
Bowl to capture the No. 1 ranking of all of the nation's
football teams; and
WHEREAS, the Council commends the University of Notre
Dame for winning the College Football Association award for
graduating 100 percent of a football class and for being the
unanimous choice by the National Football Foundation and
Hall of Fame as the 1988 recipient of the MacArthur Bowl;
and
WHEREAS, the Council salutes Notre Dame Head Football
Coach Lou Holtz for providing the caring and dedicated
leadership to win the National Championship in his third
season as Knute Rockne, Frank Leahy, Ara Parseghian and Dan
Devine did before him; and
WHEREAS, the Council points with pride to the winning
tradition in each of the "Fighting Irish" victories:
N.D.
19
- Michigan
17
N.D.
41
- Air Force
13
N.D.
20
- Mich. St.
3
N.D.
22
- Navy
7
N.D.
52
- Purdue
7
N.D.
54
- Rice
11
N.D.
42
- Stanford
14
N.D.
21
- Penn St.
3
N.D.
30
- Pittsburgh
20
N.D.
27
- So. Cal.
10
N.D.
31
- Miami
30
N.D.
34
- W. Va.
21
WHEREAS, the Common Council commends the University of
Notre Dame for winning its eighth (8th) National
Championship in its history and for the teams "togetherness"
and "sense of family" which embody some of those unique
qualities of "that special place."
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of
the City of South Bend,.Indiana, as follows:
SECTION I. On behalf of all of the citizens of the
City of South Bend, Indiana, the Common Council publicly
commends the University of Notre Dame for winning its eighth
National Football Championship.
SECTION II. The Common Council commends Head Football
Coach Lou Holtz and his entire staff for challenging the
Fighting Irish players to be champions both on and off the
playing field and look forward to having him back again next
year when he gives us back -to -back national championships!
SECTION III. This resolution shall be in
and effect �from � and after its adoption by t Co
and approva he Mayor.
Ste hen Luecke, Donal zgod
First Dist t Se stric
William Soderberg, Puzzello,
Third�Distri Foy} th Distric
Linas Slavinskas,
Fifth District
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Jos4ph E. Kernan, Mayor
PRESENTED I a 3- -I
NOT APPROVED
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Thomas Za e
Sixth Di ric
L force
Council
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Council Attorney