Charles “Stretch” Murphy led  Marion High School  to the Indiana state championship during his senior year in 1926.  He played basketball at Purdue University  for four seasons (1926–1930). Teaming with John Wooden, Murphy led the Purdue to the Big-10 championship in 1930 after an undefeated season in conference play. Murphy was named an All-American his sophomore,  junior and senior years. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1960.

 

STRETCH MURPHY		Height:	6:06		Weight:		185		College:		Purdue’30
Charles Carroll Murphy		Born:	Apr 10, 1907			Died: Aug 17, 1992			Hometown:		Marion, Ind.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1929-30	Chicago	ABL	1	4	0				8	8.0
1929-30	Springfield Allen’s Yellowjackets	Indep
1929-30	Chicago Majestics	Indep
1929-30	Purdue All-Stars	Indep
1929-30	Appleton Cords	Indep
1930-31	Akron Firestones	Indep
1931-32	Taylorville Doc’s Gang	Indep
1932-33	Indianapolis	NPBL	11	19	14				52	4.7
1933-34	Indianapolis Kautskys	Indep
	Major League Totals		12	23	14				60	5.0

MICK MURPHY		Height:	6:00		Weight:		220		College:		None
Michael Murphy		Born:		1881					Hometown:		Philadelphia, Pa.
					REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1900-01	East Falls	Indep
1901-02	East Falls	Indep
1901-02	St.Bridget’s	Indep
1902-03	St.Bridget’s	ABL	9	50	1				101	11.2
1902-03	Conshohocken	NBL	3	4	0				8	2.7
1903-04	Schulykill Falls	NBL	12	22	23				67	5.6
1903-04	East Falls	PBL	7	10	15				35	5.0
1904-05	East Falls	PBL	37	44	147				235	6.4
1905-06	St.Bridget’s	PCL
1906-07	East Falls	PBL	25	54	111				219	8.8
1907-08	East Falls/St.Luke	PBL	15	7	30				44	2.9
1909-10	De Neri	EBL	1	0	0				0	0.0
	Major League Totals		100	141	326				608	6.1

John Murphy was a schoolboy athletic star  in Rochester, New York.  From 1912 until 1919,  Murphy was under contract to Frank Baslow, an early basketball promoter, who annually barnstormed across the country with either the Oswego Indians or Basloe’s Globetrotters. In 1919, Murphy joined the Rochester Centrals, a strong independent team in his hometown. Murphy served as a player, captain and eventually the coach of the team.  Murphy was the manager of the Centrals throughout the 1925–1931 American Basketball league years. He also was coach of the team most of the time and a back-up player the first two seasons. Murphy also  coached the University of Rochester to a 76-57 record during the 1020’s.

 

JOHN MURPHY		Height:	5:09		Weight:		155		College:	None
John David Murphy		Born:	Oct 8, 1891			Died: Sep 13, 1961			Hometown:	Rochester, NY
				REFULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG.
1912-13	Oswego Indians	Indep
1913-14	Oswego Indians	Indep
1914-15	Oswego Indians	Indep
1915-16	Basloe  Globetrotters	Indep
1915-16	Fond du Lac	Indep
1916-17	Baslowe Globetrotters	Indep
1917-18	Did Not Play
1918-19	Did Not Play
1919-20	Mohawk	NYSL	5	5	3				13	2.6
1919-20	Rochester Centrals	Indep
1920-21	Rochester Centrals	Indep
1920-21	Pittsford (NY)	Indep
1921-22	Rochester Centrals	Indep
1921-22	Rochester Washingtons
1922-23	Rochester Centrals	Indep
1923-24	Rochester Centrals	Indep
1924-25	Rochester Centrals	Indep
1925-26	Rochester	ABL	5	0	0				0	0.0
1926-27	Rochester	ABL	4	2	2				6	1.5
1927-18	Rochester Olds	Indep
1928-29	Rochester Olds	Indep
	Major League Totals		14	2	5				19	1.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JOE MURPHY		Height:	6:04		Weight:		190		College:		Georgetown (DC)’39
Joseph Aloysius Murphy		Born: Jun 20, 1915			Died:  Sep 17, 1985				Hometown:		West New York, NJ
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1935-36	Georgetown (DC) (Frosh)	College
1936-37	Georgetown (DC)	College	17						73	4.3
1937-38	Georgetown (DC)	College	18						141	7.8
1938-39	Georgetown (DC)	College	21						187	8.9
1938-39	Hazleton	NYPA	8	16	5				37	4.6
1938-39	Hazleton	TCBL	11	5	1				11	1.0
1939-40	Kingston	ABL	8	4	1				9	1.1
1939-40	Hazleton	NYPA	7	14	3				31	4.4
1941-42	West New York KofC	Indep
	Major League Totals		8	4	1				9	1.1