Squaw Valley 1960 Olympic Winter Torch sells for $720,000

November 9, 2022

The Squaw Valley 1960 Winter Olympic Games Torch, which was once in the possession of Walt Disney, has fetched $720,000 (£621,000/€714,000) at auction to an unknown buyer.

Disney, who was the chairman of the Games Pageantry Committee, gave the Torch to film producer, writer and director Tom Leetch for his work on the Olympic Torch Relay. Inside the Games