A Sole-ful Intention

By Richard Mineards | November 28, 2023

Bob Murphy, UCSB Director of Athletics Kelly Barsky, Holly Murphy, and UCSB Head Baseball Coach Andrew Checketts with memorabilia of Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros (photo by Priscilla)

There was a lot of sole searching going on when Bob and Holly Murphy, co-owners of Coast 2 Coast Collection in La Arcada, hosted a “jock hop” at La Cumbre Club to raise funds for the men’s baseball and basketball teams at UCSB.

Forty-five items of sports memorabilia were up for grabs in the sports trunk show including a Jack Nicklaus autographed Masters flag for $2,000, a Magic Johnson’s L.A. Lakers signed basketball shirt for $2,250, and, clearly, the star of the show a single size 22 Shaquille O’Neal autographed sneaker for $1,650.

“I’ve done this four or five times and it has been very successful,” says Bob. “I am a great supporter and donor to both teams, and give 20 percent of the monies raised to the athletes.”

His latest bash was expected to raise around $10,000 with nearly 80 sports fans attending.

Bravo!