Fred Etcher played hockey for the Whitby Dunlops team that represented Canada at the 1960 Winter Olympic Games in Squaw Valley. His team won the silver medal that year after falling to the American team 2-1 in the gold medal game (even though Canada outshot the...
Barbara Lockhart speed skater (USA) 1960 Squaw Valley, CA 1964 Innsbruck, Austria She is a professor at BYU. Barbara also serves on the General Relief Society Board. Barbara is passionate about serving her community and believes the pursuit of “no poor among...
Jack Yerman track and field (USA) gold 1960 Rome Yerman won a gold medal in the 1960 Olympic Games 4x400 meter relay in Rome. The U.S. team of Jack Yerman, Earl Young, Glenn Davis, and Otis Davis set a world record of 3:02.2. A total of six world records. He also...
Robert Detweiler rower 1952 Helsink Robert Detweiler was born 20 July 1930 in Centralia, Illinois he died 8 December 2003 in Orem, Utah. competition rower and Olympic champion, naval officer, and scientist of solid state physics. He won a gold medal in the 1952 Summer...
Alma Richards (1890-1963) track and field (USA) gold 1912 Stockholm But before his final jump, he walked to a spot on the infield grass, and in full view of the stadium crowd of 24,000, he took off his hat, kneeled on the ground, and said this prayer: “God, give...
Scot Pollard Detroit Pistons Atlanta Hawks Sacramento Kings Indiana Pacers Son of Pearl Pollard, the legendary player at the University of Utah is known as “Poison” for his deadly hook shot. He was a first-round pick by Detroit in 1997, traded to Atlanta a...
