Early Life and Education
Echo Hawk was born in Cody, Wyoming to Ernest and Emma Jane Echo Hawk. His father worked with the oil and gas industry. Shortly before starting first grade the family moved to Farmington, New Mexico. He and his family joined the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when he was 14. He baptized Teresa "Terry" Pries, whom he had been dating for several years and in 1967 their marriage in the Salt Lake Temple was performed by Spencer W. Kimball, then a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Echo Hawk attended Brigham Young University (BYU) on a football scholarship (playing as a safety). He earned a degree in physical education and zoology from BYU and served for two years in the Marines. He then received his Juris Doctor degree in 1973 from the University of Utah. From 1974 to 1975 Echo Hawk was enrolled in Stanford University's MBA program.
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