HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2005-031 Recog & Cong UNC Tar Heels on Winning 2005 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship~-f~-off
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS C~ ~
RESOLUTION OF RECOGNITION AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS
ON WINNING THE
2005 NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION MEN'S BASKETBALL
CHAMPIONSHIP
WHEREAS; on Monday, Apri14, 2005, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Tar
Heels defeated the University of Illinois to win the National Collegiate Athletic
Association's Division I men's basketball championship; and
WHEREAS, with a score of 75 - 70, the UNC Basketball Team, Head Coach Roy Williams, his
assistant coaches, and the players of the UNC-Chapel Hill basketball program
embodied the true meaning of teamwork while demonstrating dignity, class and
skill; and
WHEREAS, the UNC-Chapel Hill basketball team, with a 33-4 season, marked its 16th
appearance in the Final Four, an NCAA record and claimed the school's fourth
NCAA Men's Championship; and
WHEREAS, the Tar Heels were backed by thousands upon thousands of supporters, young and
old, around the globe, who consider "Carolina Blue" their favorite color; and
WHEREAS, for the people who call Orange County home and for their guests, the Tar Heels
bring an even stronger meaning to the Visitor's Bureau slogan, "You'll be a fan for
life"; and
WHEREAS, by this 2005 victory, the Tar Heels have returned to the forefront of collegiate
men's basketball; and
WHEREAS, the Tar Heels have brought honor upon themselves, the University of North
Carolina, Orange County and the State of North Carolina;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that the Orange County Board of Commissioners hereby
express congratulations to the University of North Carolina Tar Heels for winning
the National Championship in the 2005 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament.
This the 19th day of Apri12005
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Donna Baker, Clerk to the Board
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Moses Carey, Jr., Chair
Orange County Board of Commission