“I thought it was very well put together,” Lindsay said. BYU Alumni posted a virtual walk through graduation day for all the students who could not walk in person. Richard Lindsay, who graduated from BYU during the COVID-19 pandemic, loved supporting others in the Marriott Center, but was not disappointed to miss his own ceremony. Traditionally, the Marriott Center also hosts large student activities and ceremonies such as graduation. COVID-19, however, caused BYU to cancel most traditional gatherings. “He was a small man with a powerful voice and a powerful vision, and we all loved him.” “Unless you had the opportunity to go to the tabernacle during a conference session, it was rare that you would actually be in the presence of the prophet,” Millet said. Even during General Conferences for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the conference typically only transmitted audio - making the opportunity to actually see the prophet even more valuable, Millet said. Kimball was particularly meaningful.Īt the time, opportunities to see the prophet were limited. Todd Millet, a 1974 computer science graduate, said the devotional that year with President Spencer W. The Marriott Center provides opportunities for intellectual and spiritual growth as well. “All you can see is the side of my head.” “ Between 3:27 and 3:32 there is a brief shot of (my wife) she has her hands up over her head and I’m right behind,” Tittle said. Journey even used footage of their 1983 performance in the Marriott Center in their famous music video, “Faithfully.” He said the Marriott Center provided a safe and wholesome environment to watch the day’s biggest artists like Journey, Tears for Fears and Billy Joel. Click here to see a timeline of events that occurred in the Marriott Center over the last 50 years.Īccording to Duff Tittle, the athletic communications senior director at BYU, the Marriott Center switched to a lottery system to stop students camping outside the ticket booth for concert tickets. “It’s not something I would have thought he would have done.”įrom the beginning, sports were not the only attraction at the Marriott Center. “It was the funniest thing ever and the whole crowd went crazy,” Blood said. In the past, Cosmo revealed his true identity at the last basketball game of the year and during the final game in 1979, President Dallin H. Ron Blood, an alumnus who graduated in 1981, didn’t miss a single game during his time at BYU, and still frequents the Marriott Center. While he hoped this would help to avoid traffic jams, parking was still limited for the new building. According to a Daily Universe article in the library archives, Swen Nielsen, the BYU security chief in 1971, urged basketball fans to walk to the center’s opening game in the school paper. Tickets to the center were immediately popular. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602.) ( Courtesy, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. This year the Marriott Center celebrates 50 years of memories. The Marriott Center around the time of its dedication in 1971.
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