Robert LeGrande "Bob" Rice (August 15, 1929 – August 30, 2007) was an American health club pioneer and philanthropist. Rice-Eccles Stadium at the University of Utah, location of the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics, bears his name. Rice donated $1 million in 1972 to renovate the stadium, then known as Ute Stadium; the Eccles name was added to the stadium in 1998.
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15 August 1929 Farmington, Utah
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Died |
30 August 2007 (aged 78) Salt Lake City, Utah
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Zodiac | Leo |
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