Sutton Betti

Modern Classical Bronze Sculpture

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Globe Refiners monument

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McPherson Globe Refiners were the first basketball team to win gold in the Olympics in Berlin, Germany 1936. Their story is not very well known and the monument was designed to shed light on their history.