Blair Buswell | |
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| Born | 1956 (age 68–69) |
| Education | B.A. (1982) |
| Alma mater | Brigham Young University |
| Occupation | Figurative Sculptor |
| Known for | Pro Football Hall of Fame busts |
Blair Buswell (born 1956) is an Americanartist who specializes in sports sculptures and has created almost 100 of thePro Football Hall of Fame busts.[1][2]
Originally fromNorth Ogden, Utah, Buswell began his formal art training atRicks College.[2] He subsequently transferred toBrigham Young University on an art scholarship where he also played as a running back for theCougars football team. Graduating in 1982, Buswell found a marriage of his love for art and sports in sculpting. He has sculpted over 80 busts of all new Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees since 1983, including that of former BYU teammateSteve Young,John Madden,Pat Bowlen andRandy Moss.[3][4][5] He has also created the NFL Special Service Award as well as medallions forSuper Bowls XIX,XX andXXI.
Buswell sculpted a statue ofJack Nicklaus for the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame inAugusta, Georgia, and another of basketball greatOscar Robertson forCincinnati University. He sculpted theDoak Walker Award, which is given annually to the top college running back in the country. He has also sculpted the likes ofCharlton Heston,Harold B. Lee,Thomas S. Monson,Robert Neyland, W.A. Criswell and San Carlos Borromeo.
A bronze statue of CoachJohn Wooden by Buswell was dedicated at the newly renovatedPauley Pavilion atUCLA on October 26, 2012. Buswell helped with the unveiling. Buswell lives inAlpine, Utah and is a member ofthe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[2]