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A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION
20-270
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
October 28, 2014
To recognize and celebrate the exceptional achievements and long-time dedicated service of District resident and soccer enthusiast Len Oliver.
WHEREAS, Len Oliver represented the United States in the 1963 Pan American Games and on the 1964 U.S. Olympic team;
WHEREAS, Len Oliver was elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame in l996 as a player, making him the only District resident ever elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame;
WHEREAS, Len Oliver has been inducted into 5 other Halls of Fame, including Virginia-DC Soccer Hall of Fame, which he founded in 2000;
WHEREAS, Len Oliver spent 35 years as a youth coach for DC Stoddert Soccer, 30 years on the DC Stoddert Soccer Board of Directors, and 15 years as DC Stoddert Soccer’s Director of Coaching;
WHEREAS, at the Jelleff Club, Len Oliver has trained over 5,000 licensed US Soccer coaches, representing 91 countries, in the Washington, D.C., area; and
WHEREAS, Len Oliver continues to coach, train coaches, write, and lecture about the game of soccer, now serving as a member on the National Soccer Hall of Fame Board.
IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that the District of Columbia is grateful for Len Oliver’s commitment to the District and his dedication to community service through the game of soccer.
Sec. 2. This resolution may be cited as the “Len Oliver Recognition Resolution of 2014”.
Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in the District of Columbia Register.
