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AL SJR88

Joint Resolution

Status

Passed

5/17/2024

Primary Sponsor

Gerald Allen

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Origin

Senate

Regular Session 2024

AI Summary

  • Commemorates the life and death of Cecil "Hootie" Ingram of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, who died at age 90.

  • Recognizes Ingram's athletic career at the University of Alabama, including 10 interceptions in 1952, All-SEC honors, and an 80-yard punt return in the 1953 Orange Bowl.

  • Acknowledges Ingram's coaching career at Wake Forest, Virginia Tech, Georgia, Arkansas, and Clemson (1970-1972), and administrative roles at the SEC, Florida State (1981-1989), and University of Alabama Athletics Director (1989-1995).

  • Notes Ingram's induction into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1991 and receipt of the UA National Alumni Association's Paul W. Bryant Alumni-Athlete Award in 2007.

  • Expresses condolences to Ingram's surviving wife of 69 years, Mary Antoinette Snider Ingram, and his three children and six grandchildren.

Legislative Description

Cecil Ingram, death mourned

Resolutions

Last Action

Enacted

5/17/2024

Committee Referrals

Rules5/8/2024

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