Full Text of HR0270 96th General Assembly
HR0270 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Mark Johnson on the | 4 |
| occasion of his retirement as wrestling coach at the University | 5 |
| of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana; and
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| WHEREAS, Mark Johnson is an alumnus of Alleman High School, | 7 |
| where he grappled to a high school national championship during | 8 |
| his senior year; he went on to the University of Michigan, | 9 |
| where he became a two-time All-American and two-time NCAA | 10 |
| runner-up at 177 pounds; as captain of the Wolverines, he | 11 |
| finished his college career with a 103-18-3 record; he earned | 12 |
| his bachelor's degree in education in 1977 and was a dean's | 13 |
| list student; and
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| WHEREAS, Mark Johnson competed on the 1980 Olympic team and | 15 |
| on 15 U.S.A. Wrestling teams that competed throughout the | 16 |
| world, winning two U.S.A. Wrestling national championships; | 17 |
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| WHEREAS, Mark Johnson began his coaching career at the | 19 |
| University of Iowa, where he worked as a graduate assistant | 20 |
| coach from 1978 to 1980; he then worked as a physical fitness | 21 |
| director and wrestling coach at the Boys Club in Sarasota, | 22 |
| Florida for two years; he then served as an assistant coach at |
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| the University of Iowa under Dan Gable for eight years; while | 2 |
| at Iowa, he helped groom four NCAA championship teams, 17 | 3 |
| national champions, 55 All-Americans, and eight Big Ten | 4 |
| championship squads; in 1986, he garnered NWCA Assistant Coach | 5 |
| of the Year accolades; and
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| WHEREAS, Following his stint at the University of Iowa, | 7 |
| Mark Johnson headed to Oregon State University, where he served | 8 |
| as the head coach from 1990 to 1992; as head coach, he led the | 9 |
| Beavers to the Pac-10 Championship in 1992, earning conference | 10 |
| Coach of the Year honors; in 1992, he headed to the University | 11 |
| of Illinois, where he remained until his retirement; and
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| WHEREAS, During Mark Johnson's tenure at the University of | 13 |
| Illinois, the UI wrestling team has had 17 straight winning | 14 |
| seasons and an overall record of 203-44-3; he has coached 45 | 15 |
| All-Americans and seven individual national champions; in | 16 |
| 2005, the team won the Big Ten championship for the first time | 17 |
| since 1952; in addition, Johnson was named the National | 18 |
| Wrestling Coaches Association's "Coach of the Year" in 1995 and | 19 |
| was named Big Ten Coach of the Year in 2001 and 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Mark Johnson served as assistant coach for the | 21 |
| 1988 Olympic freestyle team and head coach at the 1986 and 1991 | 22 |
| Olympic Sports Festivals; he also is a USA Wrestling National | 23 |
| Coaching Staff member and a member of the Illinois Wrestling |
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| Hall of Fame; and | 2 |
| WHEREAS, Mark Johnson and his wife, Linda, have two | 3 |
| daughters, Tricia and Mackey; and
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| WHEREAS, Following his retirement, Mark Johnson will serve | 5 |
| as chief executive officer of the Champaign County YMCA, where | 6 |
| his extraordinary talents will undoubtedly be utilized to their | 7 |
| fullest potential; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 9 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 10 |
| congratulate Mark Johnson on the occasion of his retirement and | 11 |
| wish him continued success and happiness in his future career; | 12 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 |
| presented to Mark Johnson as a symbol of our esteem and | 15 |
| respect.
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