SCR 71 Text

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 71
(By Senators Hunter and Kessler)

Requesting the Division of Highways name bridge number 46-40-0.25 (10562) located in Grafton, Taylor County, the "Floyd 'Scotty' Hamilton: First WVU All American Basketball Player Memorial Bridge".

Whereas, The Late Floyd "Scotty" Hamilton led the last seeded West Virginia Mountaineers Basketball Team to victory in the last seconds of the 1942 NIT national championship tournament; and
Whereas, The Mountaineers finished 19-4 that season in large part due to the 5'11" Hamilton averaging 8.7 points per game; and
Whereas, Scotty Hamilton was born in Grafton, Taylor County, in 1921, and was an all state player for Grafton High School; and
Whereas, Scotty Hamilton, lived most of his life as a citizen of West Virginia in Grafton, and honorable served his country in the United States Navy when he fought in World War II; and
Whereas, Floyd "Scotty" Hamilton influenced many young athletes when he was a basketball coach at Washington and Lee and as athletic director at Marietta (Ohio) High School; and
Whereas, Scotty Hamilton is a member of the West Virginia Sports Hall of Fame; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name bridge number 46-40-0.25 (10562) located in Grafton, Taylor County, the "Floyd 'Scotty' Hamilton: First WVU All American Basketball Player Memorial Bridge"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to have made and be placed signs identifying the bridge as the "Floyd 'Scotty' Hamilton: First WVU All American Basketball Player Memorial Bridge"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the Senate is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the Secretary of Transportation, the Mayor and City Council of the City of Grafton, West Virginia, David A. Smith, President of the Grafton High School Athletic Boosters, the Athletic Director at West Virginia University and the surviving members of Floyd "Scotty" Hamilton's family.

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