Eddie Murray (American football)
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| Position: | Kicker | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | August 29, 1956 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Halifax, Nova Scotia | ||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 177 lb (80 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Spectrum | ||||||||||
| College: | Tulane | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1980 / Round: 7 / Pick: 166 | ||||||||||
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| Field goals attempted: | 466 |
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| Field goals made: | 352 |
| Pct: | 75.5 |
| Points scored: | 1,594 |
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Edward Peter Murray (born August 29, 1956) is a former kicker in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Tulane University.
Murray grew up in Victoria, British Columbia and attended Spectrum high school, where he practiced soccer, track, cricket and rugby, because it didn't have an American football team. After graduation, he spent a year working with a fork lift in a lumber yard.
He played junior football for the Saanich Hornets of the Lower Island Junior Varsity League. He was discovered by Tulane University at a camp run by Canadian football coach Cal Murphy.
Murray became a four-year starter and had a perfect season making 35-for-35 field goals in 1979.
He finished his college career as the school's record holder in field goals made (45), points by a kicker (219), highest field goal percentage (.616) and extra points (84).
In 1987, he was inducted into the Tulane University Athletics Hall of Fame.
Murray was selected in the seventh round (166th overall) of the 1980 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions and replaced veteran kicker Benny Ricardo. He was also selected in the third round (26th overall) of the 1980 CFL Draft by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
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