James Jessie Murphy (born October 10, 1959) was a receiver for eight seasons with the

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of the

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Career

Murphy played for the Bombers from 1982-1990. He was named the league's Most Outstanding Player in 1986 and was a two-time All-Star. He helped the Bombers to three

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victories and finished his career with 9,036 receiving yards, which was the Blue Bombers record until it was broken by

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. He was elected into the

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in 2000 and was selected as one of the Blue Bombers 20 All-Time Greats in 2005. Murphy was inducted into the

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in 2009.

References

1959 births Living people American players of Canadian football Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductees Canadian Football League Most Outstanding Player Award winners Canadian football wide receivers Kansas City Chiefs players People from DeLand, Florida Players of American football from Florida Sportspeople from Volusia County, Florida Utah State Aggies football players Winnipeg Blue Bombers players {{Canadianfootball-widereceiver-stub