BYU basketball coach Dave Rose laughed and told stories for 40 minutes in his office overlooking the Cougars’ practice court. Utah athletic director Chris Hill drove to Granger High School, where he once taught math and coached the basketball team.
Those interviews were among my most memorable moments of the year. When I think about 2017, my mind goes to the conversations with Rose, Hill and a couple of other subjects — including a former Utah Valley University women’s golfer who received a national award for perseverance and an author who relentlessly advocates for Major League Baseball retirees.