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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1900 |
| Died | 1976 Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1921–1922 | Notre Dame |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1927–1936 | Columbia (OR) / Portland |
| Basketball | |
| 1927–1928 | Columbia (OR) / Portland |
| Baseball | |
| 1927–1935 | Columbia (OR) / Portland |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1927–1936 | Columbia (OR) / Portland |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 59–51 (college baseball) |
Eugene L. Murphy (c. 1900 – 1976) was an American football player and coach. He attended Columbia Prep in Portland, Oregon.[1] He played college football for Knute Rockne's Notre Dame Fighting Irish football teams in 1921 and 1922.[2] He coached high school football at the then Sacred Heart College (High School Division; now "Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory")in San Francisco for the 1925 season.[3] In June 1927, he was hired as the athletic director and head football and baseball coach at Columbia University (renamed the University of Portland in 1935.[1][4] He held that position for 10 years from 1927 to 1936. He retired in December 1936 to enter private business.[5] He was posthumously inducted into the University of Portland Hall of Fame in 1991.[1]
- ^ a b c "Gene Murphy Hall of Fame Profile". University of Portland. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- ^ "Irish Squad Has Bright Future". The Coos Bay Times. November 12, 1928. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Sacred Heart College 1926 Yearbook
- ^ "Murphy Chosen Columbia Coach". The Oregon Statesman. June 9, 1927. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Murphy Quits Portland For Private Post". The Capital Journal. December 12, 1936. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.