Title: Honoring Daniel Joseph "Rusty" Staub for excellence in his career as a professional baseball player and for his entrepreneurship, humanitarian work, and philanthropy, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Sports and Recreation

Summary:
Honors Daniel Joseph "Rusty" Staub for excellence in his professional baseball career and for his entrepreneurship, humanitarian work, and philanthropy.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 874 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 874

Honoring Daniel Joseph ``Rusty'' Staub for excellence in his career as 
     a professional baseball player and for his entrepreneurship, 
      humanitarian work, and philanthropy, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 7, 2018

  Mr. King of New York (for himself, Mr. Donovan, Mr. Suozzi, and Mr. 
 Engel) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Honoring Daniel Joseph ``Rusty'' Staub for excellence in his career as 
     a professional baseball player and for his entrepreneurship, 
      humanitarian work, and philanthropy, and for other purposes.

Whereas, on April 1, 1944, Daniel Joseph ``Rusty'' Staub was born in New 
        Orleans, Louisiana;
Whereas, in 1961, Daniel Joseph ``Rusty'' Staub was signed to a contract with 
        the Houston Colt .45s and began his career in the Class B Carolina 
        League in 1962 with the Durham Bulls in Durham, North Carolina;
Whereas, on April 9, 1963, Daniel Joseph ``Rusty'' Staub made his major league 
        debut for the Houston Colt .45s;
Whereas, on July 11, 1967, Daniel Joseph ``Rusty'' Staub played in his first 
        All-Star Game;
Whereas, on June 9, 1968, Daniel Joseph ``Rusty'' Staub honored the life of 
        Senator Robert Kennedy by refusing to play on the day of national 
        mourning;
Whereas, on April 15, 1972, Daniel Joseph ``Rusty'' Staub debuted with the New 
        York Mets;
Whereas, on October 1, 1973, Daniel Joseph ``Rusty'' Staub led the New York Mets 
        to victory over the Chicago Cubs and clinched the National League East 
        title;
Whereas, in the 1975 season, Daniel Joseph ``Rusty'' Staub became the first New 
        York Met to drive in over 100 runs in a season;
Whereas, on June 26, 1983, Daniel Joseph ``Rusty'' Staub tied the major league 
        record with his eighth consecutive pinch hit in one season;
Whereas, on September 25, 1984, Daniel Joseph ``Rusty'' Staub became 1 of 4 
        players to hit a home run in the majors both as a teenager and after 
        turning 40;
Whereas Daniel Joseph ``Rusty'' Staub ended his career as the only major league 
        player to collect 500 hits with 4 different teams;
Whereas, in 1993, Daniel Joseph ``Rusty'' Staub's number 10 was retired by the 
        Montreal Expos;
Whereas, in 2004, Daniel Joseph ``Rusty'' Staub was awarded an honorary 
        Doctorate of Humane Letters degree from Niagara University;
Whereas, in 2006, Daniel Joseph ``Rusty'' Staub was inducted into the Texas 
        Sports Hall of Fame;
Whereas, in 2012, Daniel Joseph ``Rusty'' Staub was inducted into the Canadian 
        Baseball Hall of Fame;
Whereas, on July 13, 1986, Daniel Joseph ``Rusty'' Staub was inducted into the 
        New York Mets Hall of Fame;
Whereas, on March 29, 2018, Daniel Joseph ``Rusty'' Staub passed away at the age 
        of 73;
Whereas, on April 4, 1986, Daniel Joseph ``Rusty'' Staub established the Rusty 
        Staub Foundation with a mission of ``benefiting youth and fighting 
        hunger'';
Whereas, in 1985, Daniel Joseph ``Rusty'' Staub established the New York Police 
        and Fire Widow and Children's Benefit Fund, which distributed over $11 
        million in the first 15 years of existence;
Whereas after the attacks of September 11, 2001, the New York Police and Fire 
        Widow and Children's Benefit Fund distributed over $112 million in 
        contributions;
Whereas, in the last decade, the Rusty Staub Foundation, in conjunction with 
        Catholic Charities, served 9,043,741 meals to the hungry at food 
        pantries throughout New York;
Whereas the Rusty Staub Foundation helped Catholic Charities ensure that those 
        in need of a meal receive guidance from professional case managers for 
        needs that extend beyond hunger; and
Whereas Daniel Joseph ``Rusty'' Staub was a beloved figure in the State of New 
        York for his entrenched identity in the State as a player for the New 
        York Mets, resident of Manhattan, and philanthropist throughout the 
        State of New York: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) honors Daniel Joseph ``Rusty'' Staub for excellence in 
        his career as a professional baseball player and for his 
        entrepreneurship, humanitarian work, and philanthropy;
            (2) expresses deep appreciation for his example as a role 
        model to children and baseball fans alike; and
            (3) extends its deepest condolences to Daniel Joseph 
        ``Rusty'' Staub's family and friends, baseball fans, and his 
        many other admirers in the United States.
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