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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 562 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 562

          Honoring the life and legacy of George F. McGinnis.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

            February 13 (legislative day, February 12), 2024

     Mr. Braun (for himself and Mr. Young) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION

 
          Honoring the life and legacy of George F. McGinnis.

Whereas George F. McGinnis was born on August 12, 1950;
Whereas Mr. McGinnis was on the unbeaten Indianapolis Washington High School 
        team that won the 1969 State Basketball Championship;
Whereas Mr. McGinnis was Indiana's Mr. Basketball in 1969;
Whereas Mr. McGinnis was well known for his 53-point and 30-rebound performance 
        in the Indiana All Stars victory over Kentucky in Louisville's Freedom 
        Hall;
Whereas Mr. McGinnis led the Big Ten in scoring and rebounding as a sophomore at 
        Indiana University, averaging 29.9 points and 14.7 rebounds per game;
Whereas Mr. McGinnis became the first sophomore in league history to lead the 
        Big Ten in both points and rebounds per game;
Whereas Mr. McGinnis was named to the Associated Press All-American Third Team 
        and added to the All-Big Ten First Team;
Whereas Mr. McGinnis bypassed his final 2 seasons of National Collegiate 
        Athletic Association eligibility as a hardship case after the sudden 
        loss of his father, Burnie;
Whereas Mr. McGinnis played for his hometown Indiana Pacers for the first 4 
        seasons of his professional career;
Whereas Mr. McGinnis helped guide the Pacers to 2 of their 3 American Basketball 
        Association championships in 1972 and 1973;
Whereas Mr. McGinnis was the American Basketball Association's co-most valuable 
        player, sharing the title with Julius Irving, in the 1974-1975 American 
        Basketball Association season;
Whereas, in the 1975 American Basketball Association playoffs, Mr. McGinnis 
        averaged 32.3 points, 15.9 rebounds, and 8.2 assists per game;
Whereas, during his 4-year American Basketball Association stint, Mr. McGinnis 
        was named as a 3-time American Basketball Association All-Star, received 
        3 All-American Basketball Association selections, and was selected to 
        the American Basketball Association All-Rookie First Team;
Whereas Mr. McGinnis then later played with the Philadelphia 76ers, Denver 
        Nuggets, and Indiana Pacers in the National Basketball Association;
Whereas, during his time in the National Basketball Association, Mr. McGinnis 
        earned 3 National Basketball Association All-Star selections, was named 
        to the All-National Basketball Association First Team in 1976, and was 
        voted to the All-National Basketball Association Second Team in 1977;
Whereas Mr. McGinnis compiled 17,009 points and 9,233 rebounds in his 11-year 
        pro basketball career;
Whereas Mr. McGinnis is 1 of 4 Indiana Pacers to have their jersey number 
        retired;
Whereas, in 1997, Mr. McGinnis was selected to the American Basketball 
        Association All-Time Team;
Whereas Mr. McGinnis was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of 
        Fame in 2017;
Whereas Mr. McGinnis was inducted into the Indiana University Athletics Hall of 
        Fame on September 22, 2023; and
Whereas Mr. McGinnis passed away on December 14, 2023: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) honors the life and legacy of George F. McGinnis, 
        including the dedication of Mr. McGinnis--
                    (A) in particular, to the game of basketball and 
                fans in the Hoosier State; and
                    (B) to his work on and off the court in 
                Indianapolis and in the State Indiana;
            (2) recognizes the success of Mr. McGinnis as a source of 
        continuing pride for the entire State of Indiana;
            (3) gives a heartfelt thank you to Mr. McGinnis for all of 
        the memories and will continue to remember his legacy; and
            (4) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate 
        transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the family of 
        Mr. McGinnis.
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