The theft prompted the construction of a bell tower on BYU's upper-campus overlooking the Smith Fieldhouse. Dedicated in 1959, the tower served well until 1973 when the bell fell while ringing in the ...
The bell tower housed the Victory Bell before it was moved to its current location outside the Marriott Center. A 1937 graduate of BYU, Sandgren went on to obtain a law degree from St. John's ...