William Harrison “Jack” Dempsey (1895-1983) Boxing heavyweight champion He had ten brothers and sisters. Jack chose his fighting name saying that he wasn’t a very faithful Mormon. Jack Dempsey was champion from 1919 to 1926 and was known to extend...
Ray Close Boxing super-middleweight champion Ray Close (born January 20, 1969) in Belfast, Northern Ireland fought for most of his career in the Super Middleweight division, ending his career in the Light Heavyweight division. Ray is an active member of the Bangor...
Mitch Nelson Unlike most globe-trotting athletes, this sensational snowboarder has used his hard-earned notoriety to help as many people as humanly possible. An active member of the LDS Church, Nelson has used a combination of public speaking and what he calls...
Jason Murphy Murph grew up with a strong belief that there’s more to life than life itself A belief of the Mormon Church, which has inspired him to do well in all things. After rebelling and distancing himself from the church for some time, he realized life...
Jordan Mendenhall Jordan is one of the most progressive riders on our team. He can destroy rails like no one else, show up and pull 1080s in the Park City pipe, and then hit the backcountry and pull tricks that blow your mind. Option Snow...
Jeremy Jones He was married in the temple, bore his testimony at the death of a fellow pro snowboarder and his new pro model board by Burton has a rendition of Samuel the Lamanite on the wall. He is an active member and quite a good spokesman....
