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Sully Lands High School Speaking Gig

Posted May 29th 2009 1:50AM by TMZ Staff

Chesley Sulley SullenbergerGood luck with everything you do in life, Denison High School graduating class of 2009. Maybe, if you're lucky, you'll grow up to one day land a commercial airliner in the Hudson River and save the lives of everyone on board.

That's right, we've learned Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger -- the most badass alumni in the history of the Texas school -- is delivering the commencement speech at this year's DHS graduation.

The ceremony, scheduled for June 6, was originally going to feature a giant tribute to Sully -- featuring a billboard of the hero pilot in the middle of town -- but Sully got wind of the grand scheme and humbly shot it down.

We're told Sully's peeps told the school he couldn't "imagine his face on a billboard."

Sully fun fact -- back in the day, he played the flute in the school band ... and you better believe he kicked ass.

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1. Good for him.

Posted at 2:38AM on May 29th 2009 by rip baby.

2. FIRST AGAIN SUCKER!!!HAHAHAHAHAHA

Posted at 2:53AM on May 29th 2009 by toofastforyou!

3. I went to match.com and discovered I was compatible with a million dollars and a brothel full of harlots !!!

Posted at 3:22AM on May 29th 2009 by the illegal alien who commits crimes then hides in Mexico for fun.

4. Haha he lives just a few blocks from me. I'll give him a soap box to speak on all day outside my house, I'd make a killing at my lemonade stand.

Posted at 3:33AM on May 29th 2009 by Danville

5. Epic Hero!

Posted at 6:36AM on May 29th 2009 by Blah, Blah, Blah

6. At first I thought this was his High School graduation picture. Wheww.

Posted at 3:51PM on May 29th 2009 by Matt

7. Why is TMZ so into kissing this guy's ass? What does any of this have to do with the "Thirty Mile Zone?"

Posted at 10:06AM on May 29th 2009 by gooch

8. I am from Denison,Texas.I graduated in 90 and seems Denison always delievers a TOP speaker.It says alot about the Adminastration.Kids in Denison are know to be very sucessful.The graduition ceremony has always been treated and a PEP TALK of sorts for the ones going off to college and the ones who will start other careers!!Very nice to see this traditon continuing with this man!!!Good luck to all the graduating class of 2009!!!

Posted at 10:24AM on May 29th 2009 by Sean

9. Nice work Sean. As a fellow alumnus, I'm sure Sully would be proud of the intelligence you just spewed.

Posted at 11:32AM on May 29th 2009 by Rob

10. I'm sure I can't be the only one who noticed that the photo has been doctored. It looks like someone covered over something that was in the original picture where the end of the tassel is now... by clumsily shifting the tassel and foliage behind it leftwards.

Posted at 6:04PM on May 31st 2009 by Jon

11. It's clear that the geniuses at TMZ are clueless to the fact that Sully is a diehard Conservative. Had they known this, they would have been asking his ex-girlfriends from 30 years for any sort of dirt, factual or not, in typical liberal fashion in hopes to ruin his life.

Jokes on you TMZ!!! Blindly posting positive comments about a CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN!!! HAHAHAHAHAHHA!!!

Posted at 12:21PM on May 29th 2009 by TMZ's been punked!!

12. wooot we made it big when denison is on tmz lol we are all being forced to clean up our yards or pay up. I say let him see what our "great"... town is like now.

Posted at 12:24PM on May 29th 2009 by jack

13. Yes Denison is the king of House demolitions!!!!BUT we are all proud to be from Denison!!!!I live now in Amsterdam,The Netherlands,but i am in Deniosn on a bi monthly to visit my family!!!There is no reason to be hateful or negative here,This ceremony is for the kids graduating from DHS!!!!Why be so negative????it is about the kids and thier futures!!

Posted at 3:30PM on May 29th 2009 by Sean

14. I am from Denison and I am proud that our graduates are going to have a memorable graduation. Denison may be a small town but we produce some BIG hereos and talent. There is no reason for this to be looked as a negative situation by anyone. He is literally a hometown hero and a national hero, who better to give a high school graduation speech??

Posted at 5:09PM on May 29th 2009 by Lauren

15. Thanks for being awesome, Sully.
Thanks for some positive news, TMZ.

Posted at 12:21AM on May 30th 2009 by starcat

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