April 23, 2014 by Gordon Daines •
Athletics,
baseball,
boxing,
Brigham Young University,
Digital Collections,
football,
golf,
hockey,
men's basketball,
men's gymnastics,
racquetball,
rugby,
scuba diving,
skateboarding,
snow skiing,
soccer,
swimming,
tennis,
track and field,
volleyball,
water polo,
water skiing,
women's arthletics,
women's basketball,
wrestling
The Brigham Young University Archives is pleased to announce the availability of a new digital collection: Collection of Brigham Young University athletics photographs (UA 1029). This collection contains photographs of Brigham Young University athletic teams, players, and events in a variety of sports. Photographs date from 1893 to 1989. The easiest way to access the …
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The 2012 Summer Olympics are in full swing in London. Ninety years ago Brigham Young University student Alma Richards participated in the Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. He won the gold medal in the high jump by clearing the bar at 6 ft. 4 inches. He received his gold medal from Swedish king Gustavus V. …
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Brigham Young University is nationally recognized for its track and field teams. Track and field has a long history at Brigham Young University. The university fielded its first track and field team in 1899 and by the mid-1910s could boast an Olympic champion as one of their own. Alma Richards competed in the high jump …
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Eugene Lusk Roberts was born in Provo, Utah on May 13, 1880. He was the 10th child of William and Julia Maria Lusk Roberts. His family moved around several times during his youth. He entered Brigham Young Academy at the age of eighteen and engaged in the full spectrum of activities available at the young …
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