Capped by the largest firework show in Summer Games history, the Larry H. Miller Utah Summer Games opening ceremony, presented by State Bank of Southern Utah, pulled the community together to Southern Utah University's Eccles Coliseum to celebrate sports and summer in style.

In addition to the incredible show filling the nighttime sky, the event featured live music from the Brooks and Dunn tribute band Neon Circus, a visit from the Las Vegas Raiders and the annual athlete parade around the SUU track.

Three-time Olympian bobsledder and silver medalist Bill Schuffenhauer provided the honor of lighting the torch. He participated in the Utah Summer Games in his youth before leading a highly decorated and successful athletic career that exemplified the Utah spirit to the nation and world.

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