Bud Shuster: “I thank the gentleman from Allentown for yielding. It's a great privilege for me to be here on the House floor today…”

“I thank the gentleman from Allentown for yielding. It's a great privilege for me to be here on the House floor today talking about someone whom I had the highest regard for, and over the years I was able to watch just what a tremendous thing he did at Penn State University. It's not just about winning football games. Of course he won 409 games in his 46 seasons, five undefeated teams, and led Penn State to two national championships. But he did more than that. He did more for the university. And I know my colleagues have already talked about--it's the only Division I school in the country that has a wing of the library named after the head football coach. That's because of his and Sue's dedication and contributions to building not only that library but that institution. And a lot of that building came about because he built those football teams and brought national attention to Penn State. But for me, on a personal level, probably one of the proudest moments I had was to stand on the House floor when--I believe it was when he surpassed Walter Camp's winning record of 309 victories, I think it was, about 10 years ago. And John Peterson, the Congressman from Pennsylvania who represented that part of the country at that time-- G.T.'s predecessor--we had a Special Order on the floor. John Peterson started first, and then the great coach Tom Osborne--which I don't know if many people know, but Tom Osborne served in Congress in the early 2000s.…”