H*3934 Concurrent Resolution, By G. Brown
 A Concurrent Resolution to express the appreciation and admiration of the
 members of the General Assembly for the outstanding contributions of Mr. Bob
 Fulton as the "Voice of the Gamecocks" for the past forty-three years on the
 occasion of his retirement.

   04/06/95  House  Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate HJ-27
   04/06/95  Senate Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence SJ-13

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

TO EXPRESS THE APPRECIATION AND ADMIRATION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR THE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS OF MR. BOB FULTON AS THE "VOICE OF THE GAMECOCKS" FOR THE PAST FORTY-THREE YEARS ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT.

Whereas, the members of the General Assembly acknowledge that Mr. Bob Fulton, the play-by-play "Voice of the Gamecocks" for the past forty-three years, will be retiring at the conclusion of this sports season; and

Whereas, a native of Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, Mr. Fulton came to Columbia in 1952 from Little Rock, Arkansas, where he was the voice of the Arkansas Razorbacks; and

Whereas, throughout his career at the University of South Carolina, he has announced more than nineteen hundred Gamecock football, basketball, and baseball games; and

Whereas, he concluded his announcing of Carolina basketball at this year's SEC Tournament with five hundred twelve consecutive basketball broadcasts; and

Whereas, Mr. Fulton has been named South Carolina Sportscaster of the Year eight times. In 1990, he became the only noncoach or nonathlete to be inducted into the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame, and in 1993 he was inducted into the University of South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame. He is the only sportscaster to be presented the Masters Award in Broadcasting by the South Carolina Broadcasters Association; and

Whereas, Tom Price, former longtime Gamecock Sports Information Director, said of Mr. Fulton, "Through it all, Bob Fulton was the same efficient, accurate, objective reporter who created images of the action in the minds of several generations of Gamecock followers. He gave credit where credit was due and although one might detect a tinge of excitement in his voice when the Gamecocks played well, he never became carried away;" and

Whereas, Bob Fulton's descriptions of Carolina sports have touched the lives of hundreds of thousands of people over the years. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the members of the General Assembly, through this resolution, express their appreciation and admiration for the outstanding contributions of Mr. Bob Fulton as the "Voice of the Gamecocks" for the past forty-three years on the occasion of his retirement.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the family of Mr. Bob Fulton.