A resolution honoring the life and career of Charles "Chuck" Noll.

Bill: 113-sres-497
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2014-07-09
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Subjects: Athletes

Congressional tributes

Pennsylvania

Professional sports
Latest action: action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4364-4365; text as passed Senate: CR S4337-4338)

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-07-09
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Recognizes the life and career of Chuck Noll and his contributions to the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the National Football League.</p> <p> <ul> </ul>

action_date: 2014-07-09
action_desc: Passed Senate without amendment
text: <p><b>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</b></p> <p>Recognizes the life and career of Chuck Noll and his contributions to the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the National Football League.</p> <p> <ul> </ul>

tv_txt: III 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 497 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 9, 2014 Mr. Toomey (for himself and Mr. Casey ) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Honoring the life and career of Charles Chuck Noll.

Whereas Chuck Noll was born on January 5, 1932, in Cleveland, Ohio; Whereas Chuck Noll excelled at multiple positions on the football field during a preparatory career at Benedictine High School in Cleveland, Ohio and during a college career at the University of Dayton; Whereas, after being drafted in the 20 th round of the 1953 National Football League Draft by his hometown team, the Cleveland Browns, Chuck Noll enjoyed a 7-year career as a linebacker and offensive lineman; Whereas, after his playing career ended, Chuck Noll joined coaching staffs headed by 2 future Hall-of-Famers, including Sid Gillman of the San Diego Chargers; Whereas, after serving as an assistant coach for nearly a decade, Chuck Noll was selected by the Rooney family to serve as 14 th head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers football team on January 27, 1969; Whereas the current owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers is quoted as saying hiring Chuck Noll was the best decision we ever made for the Steelers ; Whereas, in 1972, in Chuck Noll’s fourth season as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Pittsburgh Steelers won 11 games and made the playoffs for the first time since 1947; Whereas, on January 12, 1975, the Pittsburgh Steelers dynasty was born when Chuck Noll led the Pittsburgh Steelers to a victory over the Minnesota Vikings to win Super Bowl IX—the first of the Pittsburgh Steelers' now 6 Super Bowl titles; Whereas, over the 5 football seasons after winning Super Bowl IX, Chuck Noll’s Pittsburgh Steelers went on to capture an additional 3 Super Bowl titles—Super Bowl X and XIII, both by defeating the Dallas Cowboys, and Super Bowl XIV, by defeating the Los Angeles Rams; Whereas Chuck Noll is best known for masterminding the Steel Curtain , one of the most stout and prolific defensive units in National Football League history; Whereas both Chuck Noll’s ability to identify talent and his hands-on coaching technique led to Hall of Fame careers for more than 10 of Chuck Noll's players; Whereas, following 23 football seasons and 193 football game wins, including a record 4 Super Bowl titles as a head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Chuck Noll was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio as part of the Class of 1993; and Whereas, on June 13, 2014, Chuck Noll passed away surrounded by loved ones at his home in Sewickley, Pennsylvania at the age of 82: Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate— (1) recognizes the life and career of Chuck Noll and his contributions to the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the National Football League; and (2) expresses its sympathies to Chuck Noll's family and friends, the Pittsburgh Steelers, Steelers fans, and football fans all around the world.