by Jim Ducibella
University Relations

Walter J. Zable '37 may have been one of San Diego's most influential citizens, but his mind and his heart were never far from Williamsburg and William & Mary, especially Tribe athletics.

Zable, whose $10 million gift to the College prompted the Board of Visitors to name the Tribe's football stadium in his honor in 1990, died Saturday of natural causes at age 97. The family's plans for a memorial service are pending.

"Every college and university has a few graduates who are larger than life, whose accomplishments are simply extraordinary, and whose loyalty to their alma mater is the stuff of legend," said President Taylor Reveley. "Walt Zable was such alumnus at the College of William & Mary. His alma mater salutes his marvelous life and mourns his loss. Zable Stadium stands in our midst as an enduring remembrance of the great Walt."

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