Print, Photographic

Photograph

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Shanaman Sports Museum

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

2007.24.210

Description

The winners of the 1952 Intermountain Intercollegiate Boxing match in Pocatello, Idaho, stands Tacoma's Mike McMurtry (third from the right). McMurtry had an impressive amateur career, winning a NCAA title and fighting an impressive 210 bouts. His older brother, Pat McMurtry, fought professionally and was a top ranked heavyweight. The two brothers are considered to be two of the greatest fighters to come out of Tacoma and they've both been inducted into the Tacoma-Pierce County Sports Hall of Fame. Photographed, left to right are Vic Kobe, F. Echerarrin, Don Camp, R. Lundgren, C. Adkins, J. Stern, E. Webb, R. Kelly, Mike McMurtry, M. Gregory, and F. Schieman.

Made/Created

Date made

1952 - 1953

Place

Location

Pocatello, ID

Lexicon

Search Terms

Boxing, Professional/Semi-Pro

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Kobe, Vic

Person or Organization

Echerarrin, F.

Person or Organization

Camp, Don

Person or Organization

Lundgren, R.

Person or Organization

Adkins, C.

Person or Organization

Stern, J.

Person or Organization

Webb, E.

Person or Organization

Kelly, R.

Person or Organization

McMurtry, Mike

Person or Organization

Gregory, M.

Person or Organization

Schieman, F.

Related Events

Event

1952 6th Intermountain Intercollegiate Boxing Championships