▁Oscar ▁Good man ▁said , ▁" Tom ▁always ▁did ▁what ▁was ▁best ▁for ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁and ▁we ▁were ▁bud d ies ▁off ▁the ▁bat ▁when ▁I ▁came ▁here ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁If ▁I ▁ever ▁needed ▁his ▁help , ▁he ▁was ▁there . ▁You ▁just ▁can ' t ▁replace ▁someone ▁like ▁him ." ▁UN L V ▁Reg ent ▁Mark ▁Ald en ▁said , ▁" When ▁you ▁look ▁at ▁him , ▁he ▁was ▁really ▁a ▁big ▁dog , ▁but ▁inside ▁he ▁was ▁really ▁a ▁little ▁dog ▁in ▁big ▁dog ' s ▁cl othing . ▁His ▁biggest ▁legacy ▁is ▁his ▁big ▁dog ▁warm ▁heart . ▁Maybe ▁that ' s ▁where ▁the ▁nick name ▁came ▁from ." ▁ ▁A ▁public ▁mem orial ▁was ▁held ▁for ▁Wies ner ▁at ▁the ▁C ox ▁Pav il ion ▁in ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁Appro xim ately ▁ 2 , 5 0 0 ▁people ▁attended ▁the ▁event . ▁Form er ▁Republican ▁sen ator ▁Paul ▁La x alt , ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁Wies ner , ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁speak ers . ▁The ▁Tom ▁Wies ner ▁Award ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁and ▁is ▁given ▁to ▁UN L V ▁football ▁players ▁who ▁have ▁Wies ner ' s ▁" cou rage , ▁enthus ias m , ▁dedic ation ▁and ▁t ough ness ." ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Wies ner ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁U W ▁Athlet ic ▁Hall