,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #dhf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,july #ab1 #bjai,mr4
 ,johnson of ,ohio 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,jordan1 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 
,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4    
,keating1 ,mr4 ,lynch1 ,mr4 ,latta1 ,mr4
 ,joyce of ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,neal1 ,mr4      
,stivers1 ,mr4 ,davidson of ,ohio1 ,mr4 
,gibbs1 ,mr4 ,chabot1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 and
 ,mr4 ,turner7 submitted the following  
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,oversight and ,reform    
,,resolution  ,honoring the life and    
legacy of ,john ,havlicek4  ,whereas    
,john ,joseph ,havlicek was born in the 
eastern ,ohio mining town of ,martins   
,ferry1 ,ohio1 on ,april #h1 #aidj2     
,whereas ,john ,havlicek was the son of 
,frank ,havlicek and ,mandy ,havlicek2  
,whereas ,john ,havlicek grew up in a   
loving family in ,martins ,ferry1 ,ohio1
 and was instilled with strong family   
values of hard work and good            
sportsmanship2 ,whereas ,john ,havlicek 

was a three-sport ,all-,state athlete at
 ,bridgeport ,high ,school1 where he    
played basketball1 baseball1 and        
football2 ,whereas ,john ,havlicek began
 his successful basketball career by    
becoming a two-time ,all-,ohio ,valley  
,athletic ,conference 7,,ovac7 ,class   
,,aa basketball player and led the      
,bridgeport ,bulldogs to win the ,,ovac 
,,aa crown in #aieh2 ,whereas ,john     
,havlicek had incredible stamina and was
 known for wearing out opponents with   
his relentless baseline-to-baseline     
efforts2 ,whereas ,john ,havlicek scored
 #a1eid career points in #ei games and  
averaged more than #cj points per game  
the last two seasons as a ,bridgeport   
,high ,school basketball player2        
,whereas ,john ,havlicek continued his  
basketball success as a student-athlete 
at ,ohio ,state ,university1 where he   
also played baseball his freshman year  
and batted over 4#djj2 ,whereas ,john   
,havlicek earned the status of          
,all-,american as a basketball player at

 ,ohio ,state ,university and played    
with fellow ,buckeyes ,jerry ,lucas1    
,bobby ,knight1 and ,larry ,siegfried2  
,whereas1 during his sophomore season1  
,john ,havlicek helped ,ohio ,state     
,university win the #aifj ,,ncaa        
,division ,i ,men's ,basketball         
,championship by scoring #ab4b points   
per game2 ,whereas ,john ,havlicek twice
 earned ,all-,big ,ten ,conference      
,honors and the ,ohio ,state ,buckeyes  
compiled a #gh-f record during his three
 varsity basketball seasons2 ,whereas1  
in #aifb1 ,john ,havlicek was drafted by
 the ,boston ,celtics of the ,national  
,basketball ,association 7,,nba7 and the
 ,cleveland ,browns of the ,national    
,football ,league 7,,nfl72 ,whereas     
,john ,havlicek played several          
exhibition games as a wide receiver for 
the ,cleveland ,browns and later joined 
the ,boston ,celtics roster2 ,whereas   
,john ,havlicek was an ,,nba            
,all-,rookie ,team selection for the    
#aifb-aifc season and averaged #ad4c    

points during his rookie year2 ,whereas 
,john ,havlicek led the ,boston ,celtics
 in scoring for the #aifc-aifd season1  
averaging #ai4i points1 and made the    
,all-,,nba ,second ,team2 ,whereas1 from
 #aifd-aifi1 ,john ,havlicek routinely  
played the most minutes1 along with     
,bill ,russell1 and was one of the most 
durable players in the history of the   
,boston ,celtics franchise2 ,whereas    
,john ,havlicek's steal of ,hal ,greer's
 inbounds pass in the final seconds of  
,game #g of the #aife ,eastern          
,conference ,finals against the         
,philadelphia #gf;ers remains one of the
 most famous plays in ,,nba history2    
,whereas ,john ,havlicek became the     
first ,,nba player to score #a1jjj      
points in #af consecutive seasons2      
,whereas ,john ,havlicek was named as   
the #aigd ,,nba ,finals ,most ,valuable 
,player 7,,mvp72 ,whereas1 in #a1bgj    
regular-season games1 ,john ,havlicek   
grabbed #h1jjg rebounds1 recorded #f1aad
 assists1 scored #bf1cie points1 and    

averaged #bj4h points to rank as the    
,boston ,celtics' all-time leading      
scorer2 ,whereas ,john ,havlicek        
appeared in #ac consecutive ,,nba       
,all-,star ,games1 earned #aa selections
 to the ,all-,,nba ,first or ,second    
,team1 and was named to the ,,nba       
,all-,defense ,first or ,second ,team   
eight times2 ,whereas ,john ,havlicek   
retired in #aigh after #af ,,nba seasons
 and #h ,,nba ,championship wins with   
the ,boston ,celtics2 ,whereas ,john    
,havlicek was named one of the #ej      
greatest players in ,,nba history and is
 enshrined in the ,basketball ,hall of  
,fame2 ,whereas ,john ,havlicek was a   
loving father and husband to his wife   
,beth1 son ,chris1 and daughter ,jill2  
,whereas ,john ,havlicek was viewed by  
his friends and former teammates as the 
quintessential ,boston ,celtic--a       
tireless1 unselfish1 and loyal man who  
inspired others to be their best2 and   
,whereas ,john ,havlicek's charitable   
nature inspired his efforts to enhance  

the care and lives of children in need3 
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house
 of ,representatives-- 7#a7 extends its 
deepest condolences to the family of    
,john ,havlicek2  7#b7 recognizes and   
honors ,john ,havlicek-- 7,a7 as one of 
the greatest basketball players of all  
time2  7,b7 for his many contributions  
to professional basketball1 the ,boston 
,celtics1 the city of ,boston1 and the  
,state of ,ohio2 and  7,c7 for          
transcending the game of basketball and 
becoming a timeless symbol of athletic  
talent1 the embodiment of integrity1 and
 a role model as a loving father and    
husband2 and  7#c7 respectfully requests
 that the ,clerk of the ,house of       
,representatives communicate this       
resolution to the ,senate and transmit  
an enrolled copy of this resolution to  
the family of ,john ,havlicek4