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Podcast: Camel Call - Sports Podcast
Episode: Tales from the Creek | Jim Gurkin - Men's Golf
Description: Jim Gurkin arrived at Campbell from Little Washington in the fall of 1965 and before he finished, earned All-America honors and helped establish the Fighting Camels as a national golf powerhouse.
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Under the direction of coaches Danny Roberts, Jimmy and his teammates established a golf dynasty in Buies Creek – even before Keith Hills golf club was built in 1974 and the athletic teams transitioned to the Division I ranks.
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Jimmy and his teammate Sam Brewer became the first Camels to earn All-America honors in golf in 1969 when the Camels finished fifth in the NAIA national tournament.
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Since graduation, Jimmy has worked as a gol...