Print, Photographic

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Print, Photographic

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2007.24.220

Description

These trophies and mementos are reminders of Mike McMurtry's successful amateur boxing career that included a NCAA title and several Golden Glove championships. In 214 career amateur bouts over 12 years, McMurtry only lost seven times. Mike won numerous Golden Glove championships but lost to Pete Rademacher in the Tacoma Golden Gloves when he was 17 and Rademacher was 22. He and his older brother Pat, who both attended Lincoln High School, have been inducted into Tacoma-Pierce County Sports Hall of Fame.

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Boxing, Professional/Semi-Pro, College

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McMurtry, Mike

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Idaho State College

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Tacoma Golden Gloves

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Lincoln High School