James Murphy (gridiron football)
Appearance
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Date of birth | October 10, 1959 |
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Place of birth | DeLand, Florida, U.S. |
Career information | |
Position(s) | WR |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
Weight | 150 lb (68 kg) |
US college | Utah State |
NFL draft | 1981 / round: 10 / pick: 266 (by the Minnesota Vikings) |
Career history | |
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1981 | Kansas City Chiefs |
1982–1990 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Career highlights and awards | |
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CFL All-Star | 1986, 1988 |
CFL East All-Star | 1986–1989 |
Career stats | |
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James Jessie Murphy (born October 10, 1959) was a receiver for eight seasons with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Career
[edit]Murphy played for the Bombers from 1982 to 1990. He was named the league's Most Outstanding Player in 1986 and was a two-time All-Star. He helped the Bombers to three Grey Cup victories and finished his career with 9,036 receiving yards, which was the Blue Bombers record until it was broken by Milt Stegall.
He was elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2000 and was selected as one of the Blue Bombers 20 All-Time Greats in 2005.
Murphy was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 2009.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "James Murphy". Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame - Honoured members database. Sport Manitoba. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
Categories:
- 1959 births
- Living people
- Players of Canadian football from Florida
- Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductees
- Canadian Football League Most Outstanding Player Award winners
- Canadian football wide receivers
- Kansas City Chiefs players
- Sportspeople from DeLand, Florida
- Players of American football from Volusia County, Florida
- Utah State Aggies football players
- Winnipeg Blue Bombers players
- Canadian football wide receiver stubs