Forty years after moving to Utah, Frank Layden marveled this week as he surveyed his place in the state’s sports history.
The Utah Sports Hall of Fame Foundation has built its own home, more than 50 years after the organization’s founding. The museum, a $1.5 million project honoring Layden and 232 other inductees, will open Saturday at City Creek in downtown Salt Lake City.
Vivint Smart Home Arena formerly displayed small plaques of the Hall of Fame members. The arena’s 2017 renovation left the USHOFF needing another site. Administrators considered several possibilities, such as other arenas or governmental buildings, before securing the City Creek location as their own venue.