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2007.24.205Description
Tacoma's Mike McMurtry (third from left, bottom row) sits for a picture of the Idaho State College boxing team. McMurtry boxed at both Gonzaga and Idaho State, winning a NCAA title in 1958 while boxing at Idaho State. He transferred to Idaho State after the 1952 season when Gonzaga dropped its boxing program. He had to sit out 1953 because of NCAA's transfer rules. In 1952, McMurtry lost in the NCAA finals to finish second. McMurtry also fought in the NCAA tournaments in 1955 and 1956. In 1981, McMurtry was inducted into the Idaho State University Sports Hall of Fame.Lexicon
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