James Traficant: “Youngstown State University, the Penguins, division I, double A…”

On the recordMarch 6, 1995

Youngstown State University, the Penguins, division I, double A, national champion football team, 3 of the last 4 years in a playoff, ladies and gentlemen, were received today at the White House by President Clinton. What a beautiful day for our valley and what a beautiful day for the top football coach in all of America, Jim Tressel, coach of the Penguins. The greatest record in the last 5 years of any program in the country, led by All-Americans Lester Weaver and Leon Jones, Chris Samarone of Cheney, in Youngstown, OH, Randy Smith, and great quarterback, Mark Grungard, of nearby Springfield Local. The Penguins defeated Marshall University 2 of those 3 years and defeated Boise State last year. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the finest program in America. They are typical of the fighting spirit of the people of the Mahoning Valley in Ohio who lost the steel mills but their tenacity is never quit. Hail to Jim Tressel and the Penguins.

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James Traficant

Ohio

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Celebrating the achievements of Youngstown State University's football team and their coach during a speech.

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James Traficant: “Youngstown State University, the Penguins, division I, double A, national champion football team, 3 of the last 4 years…”

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