All-American recalls first field experience in Alaska1953 Phillips geologist Charles Darling ran in hip boots to train for upcoming basketball season; wins Olympic medal in 1956 Jen Ransom PNA Staff Writer
When geologist Charles Darling was first deciding which company to work for in the mid-1950s, it wasn’t the lure of high pay or top-of-the-line equipment that made him chose Phillips Petroleum Co.
“Phillips had a basketball team,” Darling told PNA in a recent interview. “I was an all-American in co....
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