Sixty-second General Assembly
LLS NO. R990717.01 Chuck
Brackney
STATE OF COLORADO
BY REPRESENTATIVES George and Hagedorn
ENGROSSED
HOUSE RESOLUTION 991008
CONCERNING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SPEAKERS OF THE
COLORADO HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE GEORGIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
RELATING TO THE CONSEQUENCES OF DENVER'S IMPENDING SUPER BOWL
VICTORY OVER THE ATLANTA FALCONS.
WHEREAS, the Denver Broncos posted a record of 14
wins against only 2 losses to claim the championship of the AFC
West; and
WHEREAS, the Broncos season included a 13 game winning
streak; and
WHEREAS, the Broncos' Terrell Davis rushed for over
2,000 yards on his way to being named the Most Valuable Player
in the league; and
WHEREAS, the Broncos cruised through two playoff
games at Mile High Stadium, crushing their opponents by a combined
margin of victory of 48 points en route to the AFC Championship;
and
WHEREAS, the Atlanta Falcons squeaked past their
playoff opponents by an underwhelming combined margin of victory
of 5 points; and
WHEREAS, the two teams will meet in Super Bowl XXXIII
on Sunday, January 31, in Miami, Florida; and
WHEREAS, the Broncos' Mile High Salute will be seen
on numerous occasions following Denver touchdowns during the course
of the game; and
WHEREAS, the Broncos' swarming defense will ensure
that sightings of a fowl known as the Dirty Bird will be so rare
that said poultry will be consigned to the endangered species
list; and
WHEREAS, All Broncos fans are well aware of the Atlanta
Falcons head coach's record in the Super Bowl; and
WHEREAS, there is NO WAY the Denver
Broncos will lose in John Elway's final game; and
WHEREAS, the Denver Broncos will successfully defend
their Super Bowl title and retain the Vince Lombardi Trophy; now,
therefore,
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives
of the Sixtysecond General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
That Speaker Russell George of the Colorado House
of Representatives and Speaker Thomas B. Murphy of the Georgia
House of Representatives agree that the members of the losing
state's House of Representatives shall, on Friday, February 5,
1999, publicly wear an item of sports apparel featuring the logo
of the winning team. Such apparel items will be provided by the
winning NFL franchise and will be delivered to the House of Representatives
of the losing team's state.
Be It Further Resolved, That the Speaker supporting the losing team will publicly congratulate the winning team as part of that House's official business on Friday, February 5, 1999.