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 Bobby Murcer - Rose Hill Burial Park - OKC, OK Posted by:  Max and 99
N 35° 32.008 W 097° 31.965
14S E 633018 N 3933195
Final resting place of Baseball Legend and Sports Broadcaster Bobby Murcer, an Oklahoma City native.
Waymark Code: WMHZP9
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 09/01/2013
Views: 9
The final resting place of legend Bobby Murcer is at the south end of Rose Hill's Mausoleum. Entering the mausoleum from the main entrance (east side), take the first left (Azalea) into a long hallway. At the end of this hallway take a right onto Birch, and the plaque for Bobby Murcer will be on your right hand side, down the hallway. His niche is on the north side of Birch, about 30 feet east of the west end of the corridor.
Bobby Murcer played ball for the N.Y. Yankees, Chicago Cubs, and the San Francisco Giants, followed by a lengthy career in sports broadcasting.
Oklahoma Christian University in Edmond has a baseball facility named in Bobby's honor.
Text on plaque:
Bobby Ray
1946 - 2008
Murcer
Description:
Born and raised in OKC, Bobby Murcer played football, baseball and basketball his sophomore year of high school. After several years in the Minor Leagues, he played for the N.Y. Yankees as a shortstop then center fielder. He spent a year away from the Yankees while serving in the military, returning to the team for a few years before moving on to play for the San Francisco Giants. He was traded to the Cubs in 1977, playing to 1979, where he then went back to the Yankees.
Bobby's Major League career was followed by coaching, team management, and then a career in sports broadcasting (including for the Yankees for almost 20 years).
Bobby Murcer set a multitude of records and honors during his 40 years in the Major Leagues.
The funeral for Bobby was held in Edmond, OK, and attended by over 2,000 including Derek Jeter and Reggie Jackson.
(biography source: wikipedia)
Date of birth: 05/20/1946
Date of death: 07/12/2008
Area of notoriety: Sports
Marker Type: Plaque
Setting: Indoor
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Sunrise to Sunset
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
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