James W. Murphy (born July 2, 1936) is a former American

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player who was a member of the St. Louis Kutis in the mid-1950s. He earned two

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, scoring one goal, with the United States national team in 1957. In 1957, Kutis won the

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. Consequently, the

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replaced the U.S. national team with the Kutis club in the middle of the

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qualification campaign. Kutis, acting as the U.S. national team, lost two games to

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and the U.S. had failed to qualify for a second straight Cup final. However, Murphy scored 3–2 loss on July 6, 1957. He was inducted into the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame in 1989. In 1989 he was elected Sheriff of St. Louis.https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/internal-apps/legislative/upload/resolution/res155-012.pdf

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Murphy, James 1936 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) American men's soccer players Men's association football players not categorized by position St. Louis Kutis S.C. players United States men's international soccer players American police officers American law enforcement officials