Ben Hannant

Ben Hannant

Hannant came back to the Broncos in 2006 on the promise of a chance and took it when it was given to him. The devout Mormon earned his spot with powerhouse bursts from the bench, and finished the season with a premiership ring. Further entrenching himself in the top...
Sid Going

Sid Going

Sid Going “The greatest match winner Rugby has known, Sid Going, M.B.E. halfback extraordinary. Fellow All Black Grant Batty said of him in 1977. He was and still is the greatest Rugby player in the world. ” Super Sid, ” The Story Of A Great All...
Larry Gelwix

Larry Gelwix

Larry Gelwix, CEO Columbus Travel, and coach of the Highland High Rugby Team.     The Highland High School Club Rugby team of Salt Lake City had won the National Rugby Championships almost every year since its inception.  Highland High dominates High School Rugby in...
Hesekaia Fakatou

Hesekaia Fakatou

He represented his home country, Tonga, in international rugby 12 times – including in the 1999 Rugby World Cup against the All Blacks. Since moving to Solihull with his family  he has played professionally for Leeds and Birmingham/Solihull and still plays rugby...
Fraser Anderson

Fraser Anderson

Fraser Anderson attended The Church College of New Zealand and was in the A1 Basketball team and was also Student Body Boy President in his 7th form year.Fraser Anderson made his first grade debut for the Brisbane Broncos   in Round 14 vs South Sydney at Telstra...
Annie Thurman

Annie Thurman

Annie was a junior at Oklahoma State University in 2003-2004 In 2002, which was the year when her golf reached a new height, she became the first female from Utah to capture a USGA championship when she won the Women’s Amateur Public Links title....
Bruce Summerhays

Bruce Summerhays

Top 30 on All-Time Money List He was born in St. Louis, Missouri.   He went to school at the University of Utah.   He turned professional in 1966.   He joined the PGA Tour in 1994.   He was inducted into the University of Utah Athletic Hall of Fame prior to the start...
Mike Reid

Mike Reid

He played golf for BYU where he earned the nickname “Radar” for the accuracy of his shots, which always landed in the middle of the fairway or green.   He turned professional in 1976.   He joined the PGA Tour in 1977.  “Dossier: Mike Reid” by...
Johnny Miller

Johnny Miller

Born in San Francisco, he attended BYU before turning pro in 1969.   In the 1970s, he won both the US and British Opens.   In the 1994, he closed his PGA TOUR career with a magical victory at the AT&T Pebble Beach National ProAm in ’94.   He has been elected...
Dan Forsman

Dan Forsman

He was born in Wisconsin.   He went to college at Arizona State University.   He turned professional in 1982.   Consistency has been a...
Keith Clearwater

Keith Clearwater

He was born in Long beach, California.   He played golf for BYU.   He turned professional in 1982.   He joined the PGA tour in 1987.   Has came in first place in the PGA tour...
Billy Casper

Billy Casper

He was born in San Diego, California. He went to school at Notre Dame. He joined the PGA Tour in 1955. During his professional career, he won national titles on three continents and is credited with more than 60 professional tournament championships, 51 of which were...
Shawn Bradley

Shawn Bradley

Shawn Bradley is from a small town in Utah called Castle Dale and is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He played only one season in college at Brigham Young University before serving a mission in Australia. When he got home, he was drafted...
Chris Burgess

Chris Burgess

Duke University University of Utah He is aware that, as a member of one of the best college teams in the country, he is a role model. “I think my mission is mainly playing basketball and speaking for the church,” he says. “I am a missionary every...
Tom Chambers

Tom Chambers

Pheonix Suns During the late ’80s and early ’90s, he was were the driving force behind the Phoenix Suns’ high-octane offense. Over the course of five seasons, he guided the Suns to three Western Conference Finals appearances and one trip to the NBA...
Kresimir Cosic

Kresimir Cosic

(1948-1995) The 6-foot-11-inch Cosic played center for B.Y.U. from 1971 to 1973, earning all-Western Athletic Conference selection each season and pacing B.Y.U. to two conference titles. He averaged 19.1 points a game. After leaving B.Y.U., he was drafted for pro...
Devin Durrant

Devin Durrant

He played at Brigham Young University and in 1984 he was named District 7 Player of the Year and a consensus All-American. He was also an Academic All-American twice. In 1984, Durrant was chosen by the Indiana Pacers as the 25th pick in the NBA Draft. He played a...
Travis Hansen

Travis Hansen

Hansen first played college basketball near his hometown of Orem, Utah at Utah Valley State Collage from 1996-1997. After serving as a Mormon  Missionary in Santiago, Chile  for two years, he played basketball at Brigham Young University for three seasons, from...
Vernon Hatton

Vernon Hatton

Cincinnati One of the most renowned players in University of Kentucky history.  He was a guard and the high point man in 1958 when they won the NCAA championship  Drafted #10 overall in the 2nd round of the 1958 NBA draft by...
Verl Heap

Verl Heap

Heap was a standout basketball player at St. Johns High School, at Arizona State University (1942 and 1945-48 – punctuated by a stint in the Air Force during World War II), in the Basketball Association of America (now the NBA) and American Basketball League....
Mel Hutchins

Mel Hutchins

Mel Hutchins played for BYU in the early 50’s. He was an all American, and was the star on the team that won the NIT . He was a four year letterman at BYU, was the second pick in the NBA draft, played 7 years in the NBA and was a 4 time all-star. He has worked...
Casey Jacobsen

Casey Jacobsen

Phoenix Suns He played college basketball at Stanford University until he graduated in 2003.   Selected by the Phoenix Suns in the first round (#22 pick overall) in the 2002 NBA...
Bob King

Bob King

He was the Head Coach for the UNM Lobo Men’s Basketball team with the second most wins, and is also the coach who drafted Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics into collegiete basketball at Indiana State.  In 1993 the UNM Athletics Department christened the floor of...
Greg Kite

Greg Kite

Played for the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Clippers Kite, a 6′ 11″ center played for BYU, He was selected by the Boston Celtics in the 1983 NBA Draft, 21st...

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