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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Stan
4 Wallace of Champaign, Illinois, who recently passed away; and
5 WHEREAS, Stan Wallace was a native of Hillsboro,
6 Illinois; in 1950 he came to the University of Illinois,
7 where he went on to appear on two Big Ten championship
8 football teams; and
9 WHEREAS, Stan Wallace will be remembered for his
10 interception of a pass during the University of Illinois'
11 Rose Bowl game in 1952; Mr. Wallace returned the pass 56
12 yards and set up the school's go-ahead touchdown; the
13 University went on to win 40-7; and
14 WHEREAS, Stan Wallace went on to become the Chicago Bears
15 first draft pick; he played with the team from 1954 to 1958;
16 from 1959 to 1961 he played for the Toronto Argonauts in the
17 Canadian Football League and was twice named the All-CFL
18 player; and
19 WHEREAS, In 1958 Stan Wallace returned to the University
20 of Illinois and opened Stan's Gridiron, a campus bar that he
21 operated until he opened Stan's Sportsworld in 1974; and
22 WHEREAS, Stan Wallace was president of the Varsity "I"
23 Association in 1978 and was a radio commentator for the
24 Illini Sports Network for many years, broadcasting University
25 football games; Mr. Wallace was the co-chairman of a planned
26 reunion for the 1952 Rose Bowl players, scheduled for January
27 1, 2002; and
28 WHEREAS, Stan Wallace is survived by his wife, Mildred
29 "Midge"; his son, Cameron "Cam"; his daughter, Shauna
30 Lierman; and his four grandsons; therefore, be it
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1 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
3 we mourn, along with all that knew him, the death of Illini
4 great Stan Wallace; and be it further
5 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6 presented to the family of Stan Wallace.