Philadelphia City Council 2018 Stated Meetings of Philadelphia City Council, 3 May 2018

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From YouTube: Councilman Greenlee Honors Coach William "Speedy"" Morris 5-3-2018

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From the Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council held Thursday, May 3, 2018:

Councilwoman Bill Greenlee (At Large) leads a presentation honoring Bill "Speedy" Morris on winning 1,000 games as a College and High School Basketball Coach. http://bit.ly/2rfgRDC

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Hiko Thank You. Mr. president, in past sessions, we've honored icons in this chamber and I'd say we're certainly honoring an icon. Today in the college and high school coaching ranks and while we're honoring coach Mars on winning a thousand games, he hasn't stopped since that time, he's now up to a thousand nine and still going for next season, so I'm proud to introduce a resolution honoring and congratulating bill speedy, Mars on winning 1,000 games as a college and high school basketball, coach.

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Where's bill speedy marks, a lifelong Roxboro resident began his coaching career at Roman, Catholic, High School in 1968 and whereas in his 14 seasons as a trohman, speedy won six Catholic League championships and holds the best winning percentage record as a coach in school history and whereas speedy is from Roxbury.

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As speedy then went on to win the inter AC championship at Penn, Charter, High School and the league championship and the NC double-a tournament appearance as a La Salle University women's coach, whereas he began a 15-year stint at LaSalle's, men's basketball coach where he won. 238 games the most in school history, while compiling four league championships of four NCAA and the two nit tornament appearances and.

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Whereas for the last 17 seasons, speedy has been the head coach at Saint, Joseph's Prep, where he has won two Catholic League titles, one for a city championship and was a p.I double a state semi finalist in 2013, while also the winning being the winningest coach in school history and whereas on Friday January 12th 2018, the prep defeat at Lansdale, Catholic 63 42 at Kelly field house giving speedy his 1,000th career victory. Now, therefore, be it.

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Resolved that the City Council Philadelphia hereby congratulate coach Bill, speedy Mars on his thousand victories as a college and high school basketball coach and also on the positive influence he has had on so many young people doing his illustrious 50-year career further resolved that an engrossed copy of this resolution be presented to coach Mars as evidence of the sincere sentiments of its legislative body and this resolution signed by council president Clark and all members of council is particularly sponsored by myself, councilman Jones, councilman, O'neal and councilman Heenan coach.

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It took us a while to get you in here, but congratulations on your milestone. Victories.

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Thank You president Clark I'm, just a city council, council, Greenleaf, Casper, no Neal, cosmic Jones councilman Heenan. Thank you for this is great, if not there's a great honor. What I really really appreciate and look forward to continuing to coach it's 50 years a long time? And it's sorry, you can't do it without a lot of help. That's 1,440 to games like hosting only missed three or four, so I gotta thank God number one. Forgive me a healthy coach for 50 years and then certainly you couldn't do it without great players.

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I've been inspired to coach, so many young people we're not afraid to make the necessary sacrifices, needs to be a winner. Great kids, super kids, I'm indebted to them, and of course you can't do it without good coaches. I'm, not smart enough to to win all those games without good coaches.

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I often bless how many good coaches with me right now is my son Keith associate head coach, Randy Monroe he's like a son to me, I coach him at Roman, and then he became head coach at UNBC, and that was the team that just beat a Virginia 16 ranked team to a one ranked team first time.

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Appellee Randy was the first coach to take that UMBC to a NCAA tournament and he's back now with me, and he coached with me LaSalle and Ally's about they hit the prep, and then we got Jim Perales I had JV coach does a great job there's a lot for me and I'm, a crying. It was assistant, varsity and JV.

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Coaches have been terrific, so I want to thank the coaches for all that done for me, and I will not be nearly as successful that then also you can't do it without a great wife and my wife, Mimi Sears will be married 49 years and in September haven't been very happy and just want to say thank you Mimi she's, my best friend thank her for all.

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She does and finally have the four schools: Roman Catholic High School Penn Charter, the same university now strangers prep the open grade above a beaver, I love everyone, but I'm in prep, now where's my favorite school and I'm at Bryan, O'neal and councilman Greenleaf, who are graduates of the prep, and they could tell you what a great school it is meant for others, and we've got a great president for our scope, create I, think Tina's heart your principal John picture, so integrate public relations, director and Bill having teachers here today.

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So again, I want to thank thank council was award, which I, cherish and I appreciate very much. Thank you.

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