Print, Photographic

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Print, Photographic

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2007.24.201

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Tacoma's Mike McMurtry (second from the right on the top row) stands among the winners of their weight class at a boxing tournament. While attending Idaho State, McMurtry won the NCAA heavyweight title, beating a previously undefeated Bod Hinds to win the 1954 championship. He was inducted into Idaho State University's Hall of Fame in 1981. McMurtry had a triumphant amateur career, losing only seven times in 214 fights.

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Boxing, Professional/Semi-Pro

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McMurtry, Mike