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Red Murrell (basketball)
Phillip Ray "Red" Murrell (February 23, 1933 – October 31, 2017) was an American basketball player, best known for his college career at Drake University. A 6'4" Forward (basketball), forward from Linneus, Missouri, Murrell originally committed to the University of Missouri, but left the school early in his freshman year. After a stint in the Army, he went to work for the Ford Motor Corporation. Upon being laid off, he returned to college, attending Moberly Area Community College on a basketball scholarship. During the 1954–55 season, Murrell was a second-team National Junior College Athletic Association, NJCAA All-American and led Moberly to the NJCAA national title and was named to the all-tournament team. Following his season at Moberly, Murrell transferred to Drake Bulldogs men's basketball, Drake. In his three varsity seasons, Murrell scored 1,657 points for his career (22.7 points per game), leaving as the school's all-time leading scorer – a record that stood unti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phillips 66ers
The Phillips 66ers (also known as the Oilers) were an amateur basketball team located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, and sponsored and run by the Phillips Petroleum Company. The 66ers were a national phenomenon that grew from a small-town team to an organization of accomplished amateur athletes receiving national and worldwide attention. Under the sponsorship of the company's owner, Frank Phillips (oil industrialist), Frank Phillips, the team, which began playing in 1919, participated in the Amateur Athletic Union, the nation's premier basketball league before the National Basketball Association. Between 1920 and 1950, some of the strongest basketball teams in the United States were sponsored by corporations: Phillips 66, 20th Century Fox, Safeway Inc., Caterpillar Inc., and others. The 66ers were a perennial power in Amateur Athletic Union, AAU basketball in the 1940s, and 1950s. The team won 11 national championships at the AAU National Tournament between 1940 and 1963, including si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
