{"id":19232,"date":"2022-02-21T10:49:07","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T15:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/?p=19232"},"modified":"2022-02-21T10:49:08","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T15:49:08","slug":"in-memoriam-transylvania-trustee-pioneer-hall-of-famer-jim-hurley-69","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2022\/02\/in-memoriam-transylvania-trustee-pioneer-hall-of-famer-jim-hurley-69\/","title":{"rendered":"In Memoriam: Transylvania Trustee, Pioneer Hall of Famer Jim Hurley \u201969"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/02\/JimHurley_02-810x473.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/02\/JimHurley_02-810x473.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/02\/JimHurley_02-350x205.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/02\/JimHurley_02-730x427.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/02\/JimHurley_02-768x449.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/02\/JimHurley_02-1536x898.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/02\/JimHurley_02-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/02\/JimHurley_02.jpg 1668w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><figcaption><em>(L to R) Coach C.M. Newton, Jim Hurley, Ron Whitson and Nolan Barger. Photo from the 1967 Transylvania Crimson. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cJim Hurley is basketball at Transylvania,\u201d declared the 1969 Crimson yearbook. \u201c[He] has become the most respected man on the court not only for his excellence in the game, but also for his own personal ethics.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/02\/JamesLHurley-810x810.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19236\" width=\"262\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/02\/JamesLHurley-810x810.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/02\/JamesLHurley-350x350.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/02\/JamesLHurley-730x730.jpeg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/02\/JamesLHurley-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/02\/JamesLHurley-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/02\/JamesLHurley-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/02\/JamesLHurley-2048x2048.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/02\/JamesLHurley-696x696.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/02\/JamesLHurley-466x466.jpeg 466w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/02\/JamesLHurley-348x348.jpeg 348w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/02\/JamesLHurley-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/02\/JamesLHurley-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px\" \/><figcaption>                <em>James L. Hurley &#8217;69<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Arriving at Transylvania from Bourbon County High School to play for Hall of Fame coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2018\/06\/original-transylvania-titan-c-m-newton-passes-away-at-age-88\/\">C.M. Newton<\/a>, Hurley was named Most Valuable Player in men\u2019s basketball for three straight seasons. He was the team\u2019s top scorer for three years and was named to the NCAA All-American Team as a senior, when he averaged 23.8 points and 8.7 rebounds per contest. He was also selected by the student body as Mr. Pioneer in 1969.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hurley was drafted by the NBA\u2019s Cincinnati Royals (now the Sacramento Kings), but chose instead to pursue a career with Procter and Gamble, where he worked for 33 years retiring as vice president of customer business development.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hurley served on Transylvania\u2019s Board of Trustees and was inducted into the <a href=\"https:\/\/transysports.prestosports.com\/hof\/hall_of_fame\">Pioneer Hall of Fame<\/a> in 1999.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/m.startribune.com\/obituaries\/detail\/0000417556\/?fullname=james-l-hurley&amp;clmob=y&amp;c=n\">his obituary<\/a>, Hurley was a trailblazer, among the first students to integrate Bourbon County High School. He was among the first Black players to attain national recognition on Transylvania\u2019s basketball team. At P&amp;G, Hurley was a champion of diversity and was recognized multiple times for a career of dedication, courage and leadership.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visitation will be held on March 4 from 4-7 p.m. CT at Washburn-McReavy Edina Chapel in Minnesota. The funeral service is March 5 at 11 a.m. CT and can be <a href=\"https:\/\/view.oneroomstreaming.com\/\">viewed online<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/02\/JimHurley_01-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19238\" width=\"584\" height=\"757\"\/><figcaption><em>Jim Hurley was named Most Valuable Player in men\u2019s basketball for three straight seasons. 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