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George S. Eccles (1900–1982), the sixth of nine children of Utah industrialist David Eccles and his wife Ellen Stoddard Eccles. He grew up in Logan, Utah and graduated from Columbia University in New York , where he met fellow student Dolores "Lolie" Doré, whom he wed in 1925. [ 1 ]
Arena: These clubs have their own equipment including rocks (either owned by the club or leased) and play at a facility where other ice sports are played on the same ice surface. An example would be a club that rents ice time at a hockey rink. Dedicated: A club that owns/leases its own facility with ice that is only used for curling.
In recognition of this gift, the university received permission from the Eccles family to add George Eccles's name to the stadium alongside that of Robert L. Rice, who had funded the original renovation project to Rice Stadium in 1972. [10] Before 1972, it was Ute Stadium, which opened in 1927 with a Utah win over Colorado Mines.
The Ice Sheet at Ogden is located 35 miles (56 km) north of downtown Salt Lake City, on the campus of Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. Following the passage of Utah's 1989 Olympic referendum, Ogden submitted a proposal to the Utah Sports Authority and Utah's Olympic organizers to construct an Olympic-sized practice ice sheet in the city. [42]
The Olympic and Paralympic Cauldron Plaza is located outside the southwestern corner of Rice–Eccles Stadium on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. During the 2002 Winter Olympics and Paralympics , the stadium was known as Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium and hosted the Opening and Closing Ceremonies.
The Games were officially opened by President George W. Bush, who was standing among the US athletes (previous heads of state opened the Games from an official box), while the Olympic cauldron was lit by members of the gold medal-winning U.S. men's ice hockey team from the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York (as made famous by the ...
Peaks Ice Arena is an indoor ice hockey and figure skating arena in Provo, Utah, located 43 miles (69 km) south of Salt Lake City.Along with the Maverik Center (originally known as the E Center) in West Valley City, it was built as an ice hockey and figure skating practice venue for the 2002 Winter Olympics, roles it is expected to reprise for the 2034 Winter Olympics.
The George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Theater (commonly shortened to the Eccles Theater) is located in Salt Lake City, Utah.Opened in 2016, it hosts touring Broadway shows, concerts, and other entertainment events.