Kevin Murphy (lineman)
{{Short description|American football player (born 1965)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL player
|name=Kevin Murphy
|image=
|number=
|position=Offensive lineman / Defensive lineman
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1965|7|4}}
|birth_place=Syracuse, New York, U.S.
|height_ft=6
|height_in=3
|weight_lbs=260
|high_school=Camillus (NY) West Genesee
|college=Boston University
|undraftedyear=
|pastteams=
- New England Steamrollers ({{AFL Year|1988}})
- Albany Firebirds ({{AFL Year|1990}})
|highlights=
|aflstatlabel1=Tackles
|aflstatvalue1=28.5
|aflstatlabel2=Sacks
|aflstatvalue2=6.5
|aflstatlabel3=Fumble recoveries
|aflstatvalue3=2
|aflstatlabel4=Blocked kicks
|aflstatvalue4=3
|aflstatlabel5=Pass breakups
|aflstatvalue5=1
|afl=1154
}}
Kevin Murphy (born July 4, 1965) is an American former professional football lineman who played two seasons in the Arena Football League (AFL) with the New England Steamrollers and Albany Firebirds. Murphy played college football at Boston University.
Early life
Murphy played high school football at West Genesee High School in Camillus, New York. He also participated in wrestling for the Wildcats.{{cite web|url=http://tree52.com/Groups_Class.php?csc=1983&csi=2324 |title=West Genesee Sr. High School |publisher=tree52.com |accessdate=August 13, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150813145028/http://tree52.com/Groups_Class.php?csc=1983&csi=2324 |archivedate=August 13, 2015 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.classmates.com/people/Kevin-Murphy/590922221 |title=KEVIN MURPHY |publisher=classmates.com |accessdate=August 13, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150813145029/http://www.classmates.com/people/Kevin-Murphy/590922221 |archivedate=August 13, 2015 }}{{cite news | url=http://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%20Disk3/Baldwinsville%20NY%20%20Messenger/Baldwinsville%20NY%20Messenger%201983%20Jan%20-%201983%20Dec%20Grayscale.pdf/Baldwinsville%20NY%20Messenger%201983%20Jan%20-%201983%20Dec%20Grayscale%20-%200129.pdf | title=Wrestlers nip West Genny; Rob Allen scores 100th win | work=Baldwinsville Messenger | date=February 2, 1983 | accessdate=August 13, 2015 | pages=10}}
College career
Murphy played college football for the Boston University Terriers. He earned NCAA Division I-AA All-American and Yankee Conference Defensive Player of the Year honors as a defensive tackle in 1986.{{cite web|url=http://www.jonfmorse.com/wiki/index.php?title=1986_Yankee_Conference_Football |title=1986 Yankee Conference Football |publisher=jonfmorse.com |accessdate=August 13, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150813193737/http://www.jonfmorse.com/wiki/index.php?title=1986_Yankee_Conference_Football |archivedate=August 13, 2015 }}{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id%3Dr_Yta5rctjoC%26dq%3Dkevin%2Bmurphy%2Bboston%2Buniversity%26q%3Dkevin%2Bmurphy | title=College Football Awards: All National and Conference Winners Through 2010 | publisher=McFarland | author=Blevins, Dave | year=2012 | pages=167 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160613194539/https://books.google.com/books?dq=kevin+murphy+boston+university&id=r_Yta5rctjoC&q=kevin+murphy#v=snippet&q=kevin%20murphy&f=false | archivedate=2016-06-13 }}{{cite news|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1986/11/24/football-1282/ |title=Football |work=Orlando Sentinel |date=November 24, 1986 |access-date=November 20, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150813202849/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1986-11-24/sports/0270360147_1_49ers-yankee-conference-bryant |archive-date=August 13, 2015 }} He also earned First Team All-Yankee Conference honors in 1986.{{cite web|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/atl10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/All-TimeConf.pdf |title=ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS |publisher=grfx.cstv.com |accessdate=July 30, 2015 |pages=128 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150731023657/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/atl10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/All-TimeConf.pdf |archivedate=July 31, 2015 }} Murphy was inducted into Boston University's Scarlet Key Society in 1990.{{cite web|url=http://www.goterriers.com/hallfame/scarletkey-award.html |title=Scarlet Key Award |publisher=goterriers.com |accessdate=July 30, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150731023037/http://www.goterriers.com/hallfame/scarletkey-award.html |archivedate=July 31, 2015 }}
Professional career
Murphy played for the New England Steamrollers in 1988, earning second-team All-Arena honors.{{cite web | url=http://www.arenafan.com/players/?page=players&player=1154&pageview=career | title=Kevin Murphy | publisher=arenafan.com | accessdate=January 1, 2015}} He played for the Albany Firebirds in 1990, garnering first-team All-Arena recognition.
References
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External links
- [http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=murphkev004 Stats Crew profile]
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