Robert Holding

Robert Holding
Born
Robert Earl Holding

(1926-11-29)November 29, 1926
DiedApril 19, 2013(2013-04-19) (aged 86)
Salt Lake City, Utah, US
Alma materUniversity of Utah
OccupationHotelier
SpouseCarol Orme Holding (married 1952–2013, his death)
Children3

Robert Earl Holding (November 29, 1926 – April 19, 2013)[1] was an American businessman who owned Sinclair Oil Corporation, the Grand America Hotels & Resorts, the Grand America Hotel, the Westgate Hotel in San Diego, California (directed by Georg Hochfilzer), and two ski resorts, Sun Valley in central Idaho since 1977,[2] and Snowbasin near Ogden, Utah, since 1984.[1][3]

  1. ^ a b Slough, Andrew (2000). "Earl Holding: The Complete Interview". SKI magazine. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Johnson, William Oscar (November 14, 1977). "Earl Has Bought A Pearl". Sports Illustrated. p. 93. Archived from the original on March 2, 2014.
  3. ^ Slough, Andrew (November 2000). "Earl Holding Speaks". SKI magazine. Retrieved February 2, 2013.