,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #bih  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,july #aa1 #bjac ,mr4 
,quigley 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1    
,mrs4 ,bu/os1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis (  
,ill9ois1 ,ms4 ,duckwor?1 ,mr4          
,gutirrez1 ,ms4 ,kelly ( ,ill9ois1 &    
,mr4 ,s*neid]7 submitt$ ! foll[+        
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,education & ! ,work=ce             
,,resolution  ,congratulat+ ! #aifc m5's
 basketball team ( ,loyola ,univ]sity   
,*icago on its induction into !         
,national ,collegiate ,basketball ,hall 
( ,fame & ! #ej? anniv]s>y ( ! team's   
,division ,i ,national ,collegiate      
,a?letic ,association m5's basketball   
*ampion%ip4  ,:]eas 9 #aifc1 ,coa*      
,george ,irel& l$ ! m5's basketball team
 ( ,loyola ,univ]sity ,*icago ,rambl]s  
to ! ,division ,i ,national ,collegiate 
,a?letic ,association 7,,ncaa7 m5's     
basketball *ampion%ip2 ,:]eas ! ,rambl]s
 lo/ only #b games dur+ ! #aifb to #aifc
 season & l$ ! ,nation 9 scor+ ) an     

av]age ( #ia4h po9ts scor$ p] game2     
,:]eas ,coa* ,irel& & ! ,loyola         
,univ]sity m5's basketball teams ( !    
e>ly #aifjs are consid]$ by _m to be    
responsible = u%]+ 9 a new era ( racial 
equality 9 ! sport by %att]+ major      
racial b>ri]s 9 ,,ncaa m5's basketball2 
,:]eas1 9 #aifc1 ! ,rambl]s %ock$ !     
,nation & *ang$ college basketball =ev] 
by />t+ #d ,african-,am]ican play]s 9 ! 
,,ncaa t\rnam5t1 z well z ! *ampion%ip  
game2 ,:]eas x is difficult to          
appreciate :at ,coa* ,irel& & 8 team w5t
 ?r\gh1 />t+ 9 #aifa1 9 break+ :at _h   
be5 a long/&+ g5tleman's agreem5t to    
play n m ?an #c ,african-,am]ican       
play]s2 ,:]eas dur+ ! #aifb to #aifc    
season1 ,coa* ,irel& />t$ #d            
,african-,am]ican play]s 9 e game1 &1 9 
,decemb] #aifb1 ! ,rambl]s became ! fir/
 team 9 ,,ncaa ,division ,i hi/ory to h 
an all-,african-,am]ican l9eup 9 a game 
aga9/ ! ,univ]sity ( ,wyom+2 ,:]eas     
despite _! success dur+ ! #aifb to #aifc
 season1 ! play]s & ,coa* ,irel& endur$ 

t]rible bigotry1 includ+ racial taunts &
 abuse1 & receiv$ c\ntless pieces ( hate
 mail f ! ,ku ,klux ,klan & o!r raci/   
individuals1 & all ! :ile ,coa* ,irel&  
tri$ to %ield 8 team 9 e way possible2  
,:]eas be=e advanc+ to ! *ampion%ip     
r\nd1 ! ,rambl]s p>ticipat$ 9 ! ,,ncaa  
,midwe/ regional semif9al aga9/ !       
,mississippi ,/ate ,m>oons 7n[ call$ !  
,bulldogs71 a l&m>k game (t5 ref]r$ to  
half a c5tury lat] z ! ,game ( ,*ange2  
,:]eas det]m9$ to play 9 ! regional     
semif9al1 ! ,mississippi ,/ate ,m>oons  
sneak$ out ( ,mississippi to avoid an   
injunction1 & ! integrat$ ,rambl]s & !  
all-,:ite ,mississippi ,/ate ,m>oons met
 on ! basketball c\rt at ,mi*igan ,/ate 
,univ]sity on ,m>* #ae1 #aifc2 ,:]eas ) 
police surr\nd+ ! sports complex 9 ,ea/ 
,lans+1 ,mi*igan1 ! ,rambl]s w5t on to  
defeat ! ,mississippi ,/ate ,m>oons by a
 score ( #fa to #ea 9 ! regional        
semif9al1 a game t *ang$ race relations 
on ! basketball c\rt =ev] & 0 select$ by
 ,,ncaa 9 #bjjf z "o ( ! #be def9+      

mom5ts 9 ! fir/ #ajj ye>s ( !           
organization2 ,:]eas ! ,rambl]s w5t on  
to w9 games aga9/ ! ,univ]sity (        
,ill9ois & ,duke ,univ]sity be=e defeat+
 ! #b-"t def5d+ ,,ncaa *ampion          
,univ]sity ( ,c9c9nati 9 ov]time by a   
score ( #fj to #eh1 ! cr[n+ a*ievem5t 9 
,loyola ,univ]sity ,*icago's ne>ly      
decade-long /ruggle ) racial inequality 
9 m5's college basketball1 highlight$ by
 ! tumultu\s ev5ts ( ! #aifc ,,ncaa     
t\rnam5t2 ,:]eas ! ,rambl]s' #aifc      
,,ncaa title 0 hi/oric n only = ! racial
 makeup ( ! ,rambl]s1 b also because !  
,univ]sity ( ,c9c9nati _h />t$ #c       
,african-,am]ican play]s1 mak+ #g ( !   
#aj />t]s 9 ! #aifc ,,ncaa *ampion%ip   
game ,african-,am]ican2 ,:]eas ! ,city (
 ,*icago has _m /ori$ sports teams1 b ! 
,rambl]s basketball team ( #aifc & ,coa*
 ,irel& hold an exalt$ place because !y 
are ! only ,,ncaa ,division ,i ,ill9ois 
basketball team to w9 a national        
*ampion%ip & because !y pav$ ! way = !  
long ov]due integration ( races 9       

college basketball be=e ! enactm5t ( !  
,civil ,rights ,act ( #aifd2 ,:]eas all 
#e />t+ play]s f ! national *ampion%ip  
game graduat$ f ,loyola ,univ]sity ) a  
degree1 & sev]al w5t on to e>n advanc$  
degrees 9 law & bus9ess2 ,:]eas ! j\rney
 ( ! ,rambl]s is n j ! /ory ( an und]dog
 team ov]com+ great odds to beat !      
favor$ team f ! ,univ]sity ( ,c9c9nati1 
a mu* l>g] basketball program t held !  
numb] #a rank+ & _h won ! previ\s #b    
national *ampion%ips2 ,:]eas ! real     
significance ( ,coa* ,irel& & ! ,rambl]s
 is ! la/+ impact ( _! brav]y 9 break+ !
 racial b>ri] 9 college basketball t _h 
be5 all[$ to prevail = decades2 & ,:]eas
 ! #bjac ,hall ( ,fame induction season 
w m>k ! #ej? anniv]s>y ( ! #aifc        
,rambl]s' basketball *ampion%ip1 mak+ ! 
#aifc ,rambl]s ! fir/ :ole team ev] to  
be honor$ 9 ! ,hall ( ,fame3 ,n[1 !re=e1
 be x  ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--   
7#a7 congratulates ,coa* ,george ,irel& 
& ! #aifc ,loyola ,univ]sity ,*icago    
m5's basketball *ampion%ip team on _!   

induction into ! ,national ,collegiate  
,basketball ,hall ( ,fame2 &  7#b7      
honors ! #ej? anniv]s>y ( ! hi/oric     
,division ,i ,national ,collegiate      
,a?letic ,association *ampion%ip ( !    
,loyola ,univ]sity ,*icago m5's         
basketball team & ! pr(\nd a?letic &    
civil rights a*ievem5ts ( ! #aifc team4