 Murphy in 1914 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 4, 1886 Southville, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | December 19, 1956 (aged 70) Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| 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)[1] 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.