As we wrap up a year of 2020 famous Utahn’s we have visited incredible families, incredible women, prodigy’s, and more! Utah has produced an incredible batch of people that have changed the world in one way or another.

Wrapping up our list, we deep dive into the legacy of Larry H. Miller. Born in 1944 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Larry was a Utahn through and through even with his brief time outside the state. He graduated fro West High school and married his high school sweet heart, Gail. After working in a parts department for a dealership, Larry started his business journey in the automotive industry which he ended up owning more than 60 dealerships through the western U.S.

His enterprises were built with his wife Gail when they bought their first dealership. The Larry H. Miller corporation owned the National Basketball Association (NBA)’s Utah Jazz starting in 1985. He also owned the Salt Lake Bees, a Minor League Baseball team. His other ventures included Prestige Financial Services, Jordan Commons (a restaurant and entertainment complex), Megaplex Theatres, KJZZ-TV, Miller Motorsports Park, Tour of Utah, the advertising agency Saxton Horne, and Vivint Smart Home Arena. The Fanzz chain of sports apparel stores was also owned by LHM Group until its sale to Ames Watson Capital in 2018. His legacy doesn’t go without a few hiccups, which we discuss on the show, such as making national news because he didn’t want Brokeback Mountain to play at his Megaplex Theaters.

In 2009 he died from complications of diabetes.

In 2020 the Miller Foundation sold the Utah Jazz to Qualtrics owner, Ryan Smith.

Our sources for this episode about Larry H. Miller Wikipedia/ lhm.com/ History to Go / KSL /Family Business Magazine

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