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SENATE RESOLUTION 178--HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF THE LATE GEORGE 
                                FOREMAN

  Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Cruz) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 178

       Whereas George Foreman was born on January 10, 1949, in 
     Marshall, Texas;
       Whereas George Foreman was raised in Houston, Texas;
       Whereas George Foreman earned his general education degree 
     and gained vocational skills through the Lyndon B. Johnson 
     Job Corps;
       Whereas George Foreman began his boxing career in 1966 
     after meeting Doc Broaddus, a boxing instructor, who worked 
     for Job Corps;
       Whereas George Foreman won his first amateur fight on 
     January 26, 1967, in the Parks Diamond Bell Tournament;
       Whereas George Foreman won the National Boxing Championship 
     heavyweight title in Toledo, Ohio, in 1968;
       Whereas George Foreman won a gold medal in boxing in the 
     heavyweight division during the 1968 Mexico City Olympic 
     Games;
       Whereas George Foreman began his professional boxing career 
     in 1969;
       Whereas George Foreman won 37 consecutive fights, of which 
     35 were by knockout;
       Whereas, on January 22, 1973, George Foreman won the World 
     Heavyweight Championship title by defeating Joe Frazier;
       Whereas George Foreman maintained the title of World 
     Heavyweight Champion until October 30, 1974, in a fierce 
     matchup, known as the ``Rumble in the Jungle'', with Muhammad 
     Ali;
       Whereas George Foreman stepped back from his boxing career 
     to become an ordained minister in 1978 and served the 
     congregation at Church of the Lord Jesus Christ, which he 
     founded in 1980, in Houston, Texas;
       Whereas, in 1984, George Foreman opened the George Foreman 
     Youth and Community Center in Houston, Texas, to provide 
     opportunities to youth across Harris County;
       Whereas George Foreman announced his return to boxing in 
     1987 and won his first fight back against Steve Zouski;
       Whereas George Foreman earned the title of World 
     Heavyweight Champion again on November 5, 1994, against 
     Michael Moorer, breaking multiple records, including the 
     oldest fighter to win a world heavyweight championship, the 
     most time between world heavyweight championships, and the 
     largest age gap between competitors in a heavyweight boxing 
     championship fight;
       Whereas George Foreman fought for the final time in 1997 
     against Shannon Briggs;
       Whereas George Foreman had a final career record of 76 to 
     5;
       Whereas George Foreman became a successful businessman, 
     most notably with the George Foreman Lean Mean Grilling 
     Machine, of which more than 100,000,000 units have been sold 
     globally;
       Whereas George Foreman was recognized by the American 
     Legion in 2013 with the James V. Day ``Good Guy'' Award for 
     his patriotism and service to his community;
       Whereas George Foreman remained a beloved public figure and 
     boxing legend until his death;
       Whereas George Foreman died in Houston, Texas, on March 21, 
     2025;
       Whereas George Foreman was preceded in death by his 
     daughter, Freeda; and
       Whereas George Foreman is survived by his wife of 40 years, 
     Mary Joan, and 11 of his children and their families: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) honors the life and legacy of George Foreman for--
       (A) his accomplishments as a boxing legend;
       (B) the example he provides to future generations of 
     community leaders; and
       (C) his dedication to Houston and his support of vulnerable 
     youth in the community; and
       (2) respectfully requests the Secretary of the Senate--
       (A) communicate this resolution to the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (B) transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the 
     family of George Foreman.

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