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AL HR407
Resolution
Status
Passed
5/2/2017
Primary Sponsor
John Knight
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AI Summary
- Commends Jim Caldwell, head coach of the Detroit Lions, for outstanding professional achievement in football coaching.
- Caldwell served as head coach at Wake Forest University from 1993 to 2000 and as head coach of the Indianapolis Colts from 2009 to 2011.
- Caldwell achieved a 27-21 record with Detroit in three seasons with a 0.562 winning percentage, the best for a Lions coach during the Super Bowl era.
- Caldwell was the first African American football coach in the Atlantic Coast Conference and the first African American coach hired by the Detroit Lions.
- The Detroit Historical Society's Black Historic Sites Committee recognized Caldwell as an African American "first" in his field of endeavor.
Legislative Description
Caldwell, Jim, outstanding professional achievement, commended
Resolutions, Congratulatory
Last Action
Joint Rule 11
5/2/2017
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