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This resolution honors William Arthur III, a native of Rome, New York, who is being inducted into the Rome Sports Hall of Fame on July 27, 2025, in recognition of his outstanding athletic and professional achievements. The resolution highlights Arthur's remarkable high school career at Rome Free Academy, where he was a three-sport athlete excelling in football, baseball, and swimming, including leading his football team to an undefeated season in 1965. It further celebrates his academic achievements, earning the Anthony "Slim" Mezza Award, and his subsequent collegiate career at Cornell University, where he played quarterback and led the Ivy League in punting in 1970. After graduation, Arthur returned to Rome to teach and coach at his alma mater, mentoring student-athletes, and later found success in the hospitality industry in Houston, Texas. The resolution emphasizes Arthur's embodiment of excellence, integrity, and community spirit throughout his life, and formally acknowledges his induction into the Rome Sports Hall of Fame by pausing in legislative deliberations to honor his accomplishments and transmitting an official, engrossed copy of the resolution to him.

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/K711