Maverik Stadium

Merlin Olsen Field (1940-2010)

Merlin Olsen Field at Maverik Stadium is an outdoor football stadium that opened in 1968. On Dec. 5, 2009, Utah State University announced that the field at Romney Stadium would be named Merlin Olsen Field in honor of pro and college football Hall of Fame member and former Aggie Merlin Olsen.

A two-time All-American as a defensive lineman at Utah State in 1960 and 1961, Merlin won the 1961 Outland Trophy as the nation’s outstanding interior lineman. A three-time Academic All-American (1959-61), he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1980 and the GTE Academic All-American Hall of Fame in 1988. Merlin graduated summa cum laude and Phi Kappa Phi in 1962 with a degree in finance.

Merlin was the second player selected overall in the 1962 NFL Draft. He became a charter member of the Los Angeles Rams and was part of the famed “Fearsome Foursome.” In 15 pro seasons, Merlin was named an NFL-record 14 Pro Bowls and the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1962. Merlin was chosen the league’s Most Valuable Lineman in 1973. He earned a spot as part of Sports Illustrated’ s All-Time NFL Team. Merlin was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1982. He retired from professional football in 1976 to pursue a career as an actor and broadcaster with NBC. He covered five Super Bowls for NBC before moving to CBS in 1990.

USU Credit Union Concourse Level
Level 1

USU Credit Union was founded in the halls of Utah State University in Logan, Utah in 1957 by economic professors Vernon Israelson and Evan Murray. Originally chartered with ten members, the credit union was created to provide banking services for Utah State University employees and their families. In the early years, deposits and transactions literally moved from room to room and from drawer to drawer as the professors, who doubled as loan officers and accountants, worked to keep overhead costs low.

In 1962, the credit union hired its first full-time employee Doris Thorpe. As director of marketing, Thorpe’s involvement in the credit union sparked tremendous growth in those early years. In 1975, ground broke to begin construction for the credit union’s first off-campus branch. The building was completed in 1978.

Larry W. (1937-2020) and Lindi Miller Champions Club
Level 3

Larry W. Miller was born on July 16, 1937, in Logan, Utah. As a very young man in Hyrum, Utah, Larry was taught the value of hard work. He was up early every morning milking cows and then milking them again later in the day. In the summers, he was hard at work in Hyrum and the family farm in Blue Creek. Larry loved planting and harvest time and never missed an opportunity to be on his John Deere tractor at the farm.

This love for hard work enabled Larry to establish Miller Transport in Hyrum, Utah, in 1965, with his two cousins. He also worked at and retired from Thiokol. In 1982, he left Miller Transport and established the L. W. Miller Transportation company in Logan, Utah. He started with four employees and two trucks and it has grown to hundreds of employees and trucks. He eventually established diesel repair facilities in North Salt Lake City and Tremonton, Utah. At one time he owned several convenience stores throughout Utah. Larry was a visionary who saw opportunities others didn’t see.

Larry made time to contribute to the community and state by serving in leadership positions and on many boards, including the Utah State University Foundation Board.

USU Credit Union Suite Level
Level 4

In 1984, the USU Credit Union opened a small branch in the Macey’s grocery store at the south end of Logan. When Macey’s closed that location in 1992, the credit union purchased a building at 198 North Main Street in downtown Logan. As credit union membership grew, more new branches followed in Smithfield, Providence, Brigham City, North Logan and the Welcome Center on the Utah State University Campus.

With the intent of providing members with a more robust portfolio of products and services, along with a statewide branch network, USU Credit Union strategically merged with Goldenwest Credit Union in 2013. USU Credit Union retains its name and USU-affiliated brand as a Division of Goldenwest Credit Union.

Maverik Stadium Press Level
Level 5

Maverik started with a young man from Wyoming opening a business in his home town. In 1928, 20-year-old Reuel Call opened a two-pump gas station in Afton, Wyoming with money he earned from renting roller skates.

The business soon grew, and he started providing fuel to surrounding towns and ranches. Now, Maverik is known as the best place to energize your body and fuel your vehicle for whatever adventure life throws at you.

Chris and Kiersten Wilson Home Coaches
Room 506

Chris Wilson, owner of Wilson Motors, earned his bachelor’s in finance from Utah State University in 1983. He has served on the New Car Dealers of Utah Association (NCDUA) Board of Directors. Chris also serves on the Ford Advertising Board of Directors and the Nissan Region Marketing Board.

Chris has served on the Cache Valley Chamber of Commerce Board of Governors, Economic Development Alliance and Legislative Affairs Committee as chairman of the Revenue and Taxation Subcommittee. He also served as a state delegate on two different occasions
and has served as a Cache County delegate multiple times.