PRINTER'S NO. 1009
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
165
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY MURT, KINSEY, BAKER, BIZZARRO, BULLOCK, D. COSTA,
DeLUCA, DiGIROLAMO, DRISCOLL, DUSH, FREEMAN, GOODMAN,
A. HARRIS, HENNESSEY, LONGIETTI, MACKENZIE, MARSICO, McNEILL,
MENTZER, MILLARD, NEILSON, PEIFER, PICKETT, READSHAW,
ROEBUCK, SCHLOSSBERG, SONNEY, TOOHIL, WARD, WATSON AND
BOBACK, MARCH 20, 2017
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 20, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing April 15, 2017, as a day to honor 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 10 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
title, lead the league in stolen bases, play in an All-Star
game, play in the World Series and win a Most Valuable Player
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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 makes 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, 2017, as a day to honor the lifetime achievements and
lasting influence of Jackie Robinson in Pennsylvania.
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