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Mike McMurtry (right) was a prominent heavyweight boxer during the 1950's, and was the younger brother of "Irish" Pat McMurtry. While in college, Mike McMurtry boxed for both Gonzaga and Idaho State College, as well as in the military when he enlisted in the Marines during the Korean War. Mike McMurtry won the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Heavyweight Championship in 1954 while he boxed for Idaho State College.Lexicon
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McMurtry, Mike