Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
2007.24.078Description
Pat McMurtry takes a drink from his trainer Homer Amundsen during a fight at the Roxy Theater in 1954. McMurtry was in his first year as a pro fighter and he would become the fifth ranked heavyweight in the world and a top contender by the late 1950s. He'd become the Northwest's most popular sports star. McMurtry called Amundesen the best teacher he had ever known and credited him for his success in the boxing ring. McMurtry's fight in this photo was prior to a movie at Roxy Theater that starred Robert Ryan, Kirk Douglas and Jan Sterling.Made/Created
Date made
1954Place
Location
Roxy Theatre, Tacoma, WALexicon
Search Terms
Boxing, Professional/Semi-ProRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
McMurtry, PatPerson or Organization
Amundsen, Homer