In Memoriam
Bill Bean
Athletic Trainer
member of both the Utah Athletic Trainers Associa- tion Hall of Fame and the Rocky Mountain Athletic Training Association Hall of Fame. Prior to his long and distinguished tenure at Utah, Bean served as a U.S. Army medical officer, an assistant athletic trainer at Washington State Uni- versity, and the head trainer for the Utah Stars of the ABA. He also worked as a volunteer on the medical staff for the Olympic Games in Lake Placid (1980) and Salt Lake City (2002). Been earned his bachelor of science degree with a sports medicine concentration from Utah State University in 1971, and received his Master’s de- gree from the University of Utah in 1978. In 1986 he successfully completed an additional bachelor of science degree in physical therapy from the Univer- sity of Utah, where he continued to work as a part- time staff physical therapist within the Orthopedic Center. To honor Bill’s legacy, his family has established a Memorial Fund that will be used to recognize athletic trainers and the work they provide.
Bill Bean, who passed away on June 20, served for more than 30 years with the Utes’ athletic train- ing staff. Bean was the Head Athletic Trainer for the Uni- versity of Utah from 1976-2008, working primarily with the football program. For the entirety of his career he served the student-athletes and student athletic trainers on a daily basis, providing support, encouragement and care for student-athletes while teaching and mentoring student athletic train- ers. Thousands of student-athletes benefited directly from his care, and many student athletic trainers went on to successful careers in health care. He is a
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