Paul J. McMurtry — Rio Grande Valley Sports Hall of Fame

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Rio Grande Valley Sports Hall of Fame

Paul J. McMurtry†

Inducted 1991
Hometown: Rio Hondo
High School: Rio Hondo High School
Best Known for: Athlete-Football
A former college football star at The University of Southern California, McMurtry proved to be a huge success as a high school coach, piloting Rio Hondo High School to seven playoff trips in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
He was a four-sport hero for the Bobcats for four years running and ended up a three-year starter and 1950 team captain as middle guard for the Trojans. He served a long stint in the service, the U.S. Navy from 1938 to 1945, and came back stateside to star at USC and then play a year at Long Beach City College. At age 31 he defied the odds and Father Time by being named Little-All America that season.
At Rio Hondo, he coached two of the three legendary Kachtik boys – Kenneth and Jerry –and made the Bobcats a playoff regular in their greatest run of glory. His career record at Rio Hondo was 46-28-3.

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