PRINTER'S NO. 3098
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
766
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY MURT, BAKER, BIZZARRO, BRADFORD, V. BROWN,
BULLOCK, BURNS, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, CONKLIN, D. COSTA,
DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, DUSH, EVERETT, GIBBONS, GINGRICH,
GOODMAN, HARHART, HEFFLEY, HENNESSEY, PHILLIPS-HILL, KIM,
KINSEY, KIRKLAND, KOTIK, LONGIETTI, MACKENZIE, MAHONEY,
MAJOR, MARSICO, McNEILL, MILLARD, MUSTIO, NEILSON, PAYNE,
READSHAW, ROSS, ROZZI, SANTARSIERO, SCHLOSSBERG, SCHREIBER,
SONNEY, THOMAS, TOEPEL, VEREB, WATSON, WHEELAND, YOUNGBLOOD
AND FARINA, APRIL 6, 2016
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 6, 2016
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing April 15, 2016, as a day honoring the lifetime
achievements and lasting influence of Jackie Robinson in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Jackie Robinson was the first athlete in the history
of the University of California at Los Angeles to letter in four
sports in one year; and
WHEREAS, On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson became the first
African American to play for a major league baseball team; and
WHEREAS, Jackie Robinson, who began his career in the Negro
Leagues, was named Rookie of the Year in 1947 and led the
Brooklyn Dodgers to six National League pennants in ten years
and a World Series Championship; and
WHEREAS, Jackie Robinson's inspiring career earned him
recognition as the first African American to win a batting
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title, lead the league in stolen bases, play in an All-Star
game, play in the World Series and win a Most Valuable Player
award; and
WHEREAS, Jackie Robinson was elected to the Baseball Hall of
Fame in 1962 and was the first African American to receive this
honor; and
WHEREAS, In March 1984, President Ronald Reagan posthumously
awarded Jackie Robinson the Presidential Medal of Freedom; and
WHEREAS, On October 29, 2003, the Congress of the United
States posthumously awarded Jackie Robinson the Congressional
Gold Medal, the highest award that it can bestow; and
WHEREAS, Major League Baseball renamed the Rookie of the Year
Award the Jackie Robinson Award in his honor; and
WHEREAS, Jackie Robinson's legacy continues through the
Jackie Robinson Foundation, which provides scholarships to
students in need; and
WHEREAS, Jackie Robinson's legacy helps to make the American
dream more accessible to all; and
WHEREAS, To honor Jackie Robinson's historic achievements, in
1997 Major League Baseball retired his number, 42, throughout
baseball; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize April
15, 2016, as a day honoring the lifetime achievements and
lasting influence of Jackie Robinson in Pennsylvania.
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