Rollie Thurman “Junior” Munsell Jr.
World Champion Boxer Few athletes from small towns ever reached the heights achieved by Rollie Thurman “Junior” Munsell Jr., a Chickasaw boxer whose talent carried him from local boxing rings to national recognition. Junior was born May 30, 1913, in Tuttle, Oklahoma, to Rolla Thurman “Rollie T” Munsell and Sina Walden Munsell (Chickasaw), daughter of […]
Alfred P. Murrah 1904 – 1975
Alfred Paul Murrah, Sr., was born October 27, 1904, near Earl, Indian Territory, a now-extinct community but then part of the Chickasaw Nation. His parents were George Washington and Lanora M. Simmons Murrah. Murrah’s mother died when he was seven, the family moved out of Oklahoma. On his father’s death, while Alfred was in his […]