6430-89 Honor St. Ignatius Football Team

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RESOLUTION NO. 6430-89 BY: Brown, ChinnOck, Gallagher, Gazzana,, George, Graham A RESOLUTION to honor the 1989 St. Ignatius High School Football Team on winning its second straight Division I State Championship. WHEREAS, special commendation and recognition are due to all members of the St. Ignatius Varsity Football Team and Coach Chuck Kyle for their outstanding performance at this year's 18th Annual State Football Championship Game, and WHEREAS, the City of Lakewood is proud of the accomplishments of these young men, and we appreciate the fine recognition they have brought to Northern Ohio, particularly the Greater Cleveland area, by their magnificent talent and sportsmanship, and WHEREAS, St. Ignatius has brought home the "Big School" state football championship for the second straight year, and WHEREAS, St. Ignatius has captured the Number 1 ranking in all of high school football throughout the nation, according to USA TODAY, and WHEREAS, St. Ignatius now has a 29-game winning streak, and WHEREAS, in front of 30,000 fans, St. Ignatius rallied from a 21-14 halftime deficit to defeat one of the state's most historically powerful football schools, and WHEREAS, the senior members of this team have never experienced defeat while at St. Ignatius, having achieved a perfect record of 44-0, extending back to freshmen football, and WHEREAS, St. Ignatius has accomplished these feats while being recognized as primarily an academic institution, having placed 100% of its past graduating class into 4-year colleges and universities, and while boasting 16 National Merit Semi-Finalists and 27 National Merit Commended Students, and WHEREAS, St. Ignatius has been molding young men's characters through the rigors of both sport and academics for the past 103 years--evidence of which is this year's second consecutive State Championship, as well as the top high school national ranking from USA TODAY, now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That this Council and the Mayor extend to the St. Ignatius High School Football Team and Coach Chuck Kyle their congratulations and commendation for the team's achievement of the title Division 1 State Championship. Section 2. That the Clerk of Council be, and she is hereby authorized and directed to forward a certified copy of this Resolution to Coach Chuck Kyle, St. Ignatius High School, 1911 West 30th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44113, and that a copy of this Resolution be spread upon the minutes of this meeting. Adopted: Approved '_~~/fS% ¥