LR55

Congratulate Joe Edmondson and the family on posthumously earning the 2024 Bobby Douglas Legacy Award

Introduced·2/26/25
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Nebraska LR55 congratulates Joe Edmondson and his family for posthumously receiving the 2024 Bobby Douglas Legacy Award.

Nebraska LR55 is a resolution to congratulate Joe Edmondson and his family for posthumously earning the 2024 Bobby Douglas Legacy Award, recognizing his significant contributions to the Black wrestling community. Joe Edmondson, despite becoming a quadriplegic in 1964, started his own wrestling program, developed the nationally respected Exploradories, and ran the Edmondson Youth Outreach Center of the YMCA to mentor inner-city youth. His impact on wrestling and his community is celebrated through this award. The resolution also requests that a copy be sent to Joe Edmondson's family.

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History

Feb 27, 2025

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McKinney MO48 Withdraw LR55 filed

Feb 26, 2025

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Feb 26, 2025

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