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2007.24.211Description
Wearing his Idaho State College jersey, Mike McMurtry of Tacoma shadow boxes as he poses for a black-and-white photo. In 1954, McMurtry won the NCAA heavyweight championship, winning a split decision in the finials against an undefeated opponent. He reached the NCAA tournament four times. Idaho State coach Dubby Holt said McMurtry was a man who “was tremendously popular with the crowd.” McMurtry was inducted into Idaho State' University's Hall of Fame in 1981.Lexicon
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