Richard D. Murphy (March 10, 1921 – October 22, 1973) was an American professional
basketball player.
He played for the
New York Knicks
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and
Boston Celtics
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in the
Basketball Association of America
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(BAA).
[ For his career, Murphy averaged 1.1 points per game.][
Murphy played college basketball for the Manhattan Jaspers and earned All- Metropolitan New York Conference honors for all three seasons he played. As team captain, he led the Jaspers to their first ]National Invitation Tournament
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(NIT) berth in 1943
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured.
* January 4 – ...
. Murphy was inducted into the Manhattan College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1982.
Between college and a stint in the NBA, Murphy served in WWII as a US Navy officer. Murphy followed in the footsteps of his older brother, Jack Murphy, who was a year ahead of him on the Manhattan College men's basketball team and as a WWII Navy officer. [Interview with Jack Murphy by grandson, Richard J Murphy, 1997.]
BAA career statistics
Regular season
References
External links
1921 births
1973 deaths
American Basketball League (1925–1955) players
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from New York (state)
Boston Celtics players
Guards (basketball)
Manhattan Jaspers men's basketball players
New York Knicks players
Paterson Crescents players
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