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2007.24.196Description
Mike McMurtry holds the first-place plague he earned in 1950 by winning the Vancouver Sun Golden Gloves heavyweight championship. He also received the robe the boxing official was holding. McMurtry grew up boxing in Tacoma and often trained at the Kelley's Gym at 9th and Commerce in Tacoma. He had a very successful amateur career. In 214 amateur fights over 12 years, he lost only seven times and he won a NCAA national title in 1954 while boxing for Idaho State College. He qualified for the NCAA tournament four times and he was inducted into the Idaho State University's Hall of Fame in 1981.Lexicon
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1950 Vancouver Sun Golden Gloves