Print, Photographic

Photograph

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Shanaman Sports Museum

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

2007.24.057

Description

Pat McMurtry receives a Hall of Fame plaque at this award ceremony in 1953 at the Tacoma Athletic Commissions headquarters. McMurtry, who was nichnamed “Irish,” was the ninth ranked heavyweight in the world in 1958 and was ranked as high as fifth. He had several fights with top contenders in his career, including Nino Valdes and Willie Pastrano. After his boxing career ended, he refereed boxing matches for 29 years. In the photo with McMurtry are his brother, Mike, and his father, Clarence, who were all involved in boxing. In the picture (standing left to right) there's Bill Mathewson, Dill Howell, Ruggles Larson, unknown, Ples Irwin, Howie Welch, unknown, unknown, unknown, Elliott Metcalf. Seating left to right are Burt McMurtry, Jean Dooley, Pat McMurtry, Clarence McMurtry, Mike McMurtry, Maude McMurtry and Larry Dooley

Made/Created

Date made

1953 - 1954

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Boxing, Professional/Semi-Pro

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Mathewson, Bill

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Howell, Dill

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Larson, Ruggles

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Irwin, Ples

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Welch, Howie

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Metcalf, Elliott

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McMurtrie, Burt

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Dooley, Jean

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McMurtry, Pat

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McMurtry, Clarence

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McMurtry, Mike

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McMurtry, Maude

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Dooley, Larry