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Fred J. Murphy

Fred J. Murphy
Fred Murphy.jpg
Murphy in 1914
Sport(s) Football, basketball, baseball
Biographical details
Born (1886-02-04)February 4, 1886
Southville, Massachusetts
Died December 19, 1956(1956-12-19) (aged 70)
Miami, Florida
Playing career
Football
1907–1909 Yale
Basketball
c. 1910 Yale
Baseball
c. 1910 Yale
Position(s) Halfback (football)
Guard (basketball)
Center fielder (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1911 Yale (field coach)
1912–1913 Yale (advisory coach)
1914–1918 Northwestern
1920–1922 Denver
1924–1926 Kentucky
Basketball
1912–1913 Manhattan
1914–1917 Northwestern
Baseball
1914–1916 Northwestern
1925–1926 Kentucky
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1913–1918 Northwestern
Head coaching record
Overall 40–37–4 (football)
36–45 (basketball)
20–31–2 (baseball)

Frederick James Murphy (February 4, 1886 – December 19, 1956) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach and college athletics administrator. Murphy served as the head football coach at Northwestern University (1914–1918), University of Denver (1920–1922), and University of Kentucky (1924–1926), compiling a career football coaching record of 40–37–4. He was also the head basketball coach at Manhattan College (1912–1913) and at Northwestern (1914–1917), and the head baseball coach at Northwestern (1914–1916) and Kentucky (1925–1926). In addition, Murphy served as Northwestern's athletic director from 1913 to 1918.

Murphy played football, basketball, and baseball at Yale University. He was a halfback in football, a guard in basketball, and a center fielder in baseball. Murphy was a nephew of Mike Murphy and Yale Murphy.

Murphy was the 12th head coach at Northwestern University and he held that position for five seasons, from 1914 until 1918. His coaching record at Northwestern was 16–16–1. This ranks him 11th at Northwestern in total wins and tenth at Northwestern in winning percentage.

Murphy returned to coaching in the 1920 season to coach at the University of Denver, a coaching position he held for three seasons until 1922. At Denver, he compiled a record of 12–7–2. His best season at Denver was 1922, when the team's record was 6–1–1, second only to his 6–1 season at Northwestern in 1916.

Murphy's next move was to become the head coach at the University of Kentucky from 1924 to 1926. There he compiled a record of 12–14–1.


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