The building was donated to Yale by John Hay Whitney, of the Yale class of 1926, in honor of his father, Payne Whitney.
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The William K. Lanman Center was added in 1999 as a new wing, with additional courts for basketball and volleyball, and an indoor running track.
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The Squash Center, one of the world's premier competition facilities, is also home to the U.S. Squash Hall of Fame.
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For the design of Payne Whitney Gymnasium, architect John Russell Pope was awarded the Silver Medal at the 1932 Olympic Games Art Competition.
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On March 8, Princeton defeated Penn to force a one-game playoff at the Payne Whitney Gymnasium at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.