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PA HR375
Resolution
Status
12/3/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jill Cooper
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AI Summary
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Designates October 18, 2025, as "Willie Thrower Day" in Pennsylvania to honor Willie Lee Thrower, Sr., born March 22, 1930, in New Kensington
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Willie Thrower became the first African-American quarterback to take a snap in modern NFL history on October 18, 1953, while playing for the Chicago Bears
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Thrower was a member of the 1952 Michigan State Spartans national championship team
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Thrower has been honored with inductions into the Westmoreland County Sports Hall of Fame (1979), AK Valley Hall of Fame (1981), and WPIAL Hall of Fame (2011), plus a historical marker (2003) and statue (2006) in New Kensington
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The Willie Thrower Award Foundation established an award in 2021 for the top quarterback in the WPIAL and City League
Legislative Description
Recognizing October 18, 2025, as "Willie Thrower Day" in Pennsylvania.
Last Action
Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs & Operations
12/3/2025