FAYETTEVILLE -- Not every monument on the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville campus to Frank Broyles involves the Razorbacks' athletic teams.
Dan Ferritor, who as Arkansas' chancellor from 1986-97 worked with the Razorbacks' longtime football coach and athletic director, said Saturday that Old Main would not be standing today if not for Broyles.
Old Main, which opened in 1875, was closed from 1986-91 for safety reasons.
Ferritor told the story of how the historic building was saved, as he spoke during Saturday's celebration of life ceremony held in Broyles' honor at Bud Walton Arena on campus.
Broyles died Monday at age 92 from complications of Alzheimer's disease.