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{{Short description|American football player, coach, official, and lawyer (1877–1937)}}
{{Distinguish|Fred J. Murphy|Fred T. Murphy}}
{{Distinguish|Fred J. Murphy|Fred T. Murphy}}
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{{Infobox college coach
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Fred W. Murphy
| name = Fred W. Murphy
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| alt =
| alt =
| caption = Murphy pictured in the 1899 Massachusetts Agricultural football team photo
| caption = Murphy pictured in the 1899 Massachusetts Agricultural football team photo
| sport = [[American football|Football]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1877|11|6}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1877|11|6}}
| birth_place = [[Dover, New Hampshire]]
| birth_place = [[Dover, New Hampshire]], U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1937|1|22|1877|11|6}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1937|1|22|1877|11|6}}
| death_place = [[Brooklyn|Brooklyn, New York]]
| death_place = [[Brooklyn|Brooklyn, New York]], U.S.
| alma_mater =
| alma_mater =
| player_years1 = 1895–1898
| player_years1 = 1895–1898
| player_team1 = [[Brown Bears football|Brown]]
| player_team1 = [[Brown Bears football|Brown]]
| player_positions = [[End (American football)|End]]
| player_positions = [[End (gridiron football)|End]]
| coach_years1 = 1899–1900
| coach_years1 = 1899–1900
| coach_team1 = [[UMass Minutemen football|Massachusetts]]
| coach_team1 = [[UMass Minutemen football|Massachusetts]]
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| coach_years3 = 1903
| coach_years3 = 1903
| coach_team3 = [[Brown Bears football|Brown]] (assistant)
| coach_team3 = [[Brown Bears football|Brown]] (assistant)
| coach_years4 = 1904
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| overall_record = 18–19–2
| coach_team4 = [[Phillips Exeter Academy|Phillips Exeter (NH)]]
| coach_years5 = 1910
| coach_team5 = Phillips Exeter (NH)
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| overall_record = 18–18–2 (college)
| bowl_record =
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record =
| tournament_record =
| CFbDWID = 258
| championships =
| championships =
| awards =
| awards =
| coaching_records =
| coaching_records =
}}
}}
'''Frederick William Murphy''' (November 6, 1877 – January 22, 1937) was an [[American football]] player, coach, official, and lawyer. He served as the head football coach at Massachusetts Agricultural College—now the [[University of Massachusetts Amherst]]—from 1899 to 1900 and at the [[University of Missouri]] from 1900 to 1901, compiling a career record of 18–19–2.
'''Frederick William Murphy''' (November 6, 1877 – January 22, 1937) was an [[American football]] player, coach, official, and lawyer. He served as the head football coach at Massachusetts Agricultural College—now the [[University of Massachusetts Amherst]]—from 1899 to 1900 and at the [[University of Missouri]] from 1900 to 1901, compiling a career record of 18–18–2.


==Biography==
==Biography==
Murphy was born on November 6, 1877 in [[Dover, New Hampshire]]. He attended [[Brockton High School]], where he played football. Murphy attended [[Brown University]], where he played on football team as an [[End (American football)|end]] from 1895 to 1898. He captained the team as a senior in 1898. After coaching at Massachusetts Agricultural College and Missouri, Murphy returned to his alma mater in 1903 as an assistant football coach under [[Dave Fultz]]. Murphy graduated from [[Harvard Law School]] in 1904. He and Fultz formed a law partnership in [[New York City]] in 1906. The two also officiated major college football games together. Murphy died on January 22, 1937 at St. John's Hospital in [[Brooklyn|Brooklyn, New York]].<ref>{{cite journal |last= |first= |last2= |first2= |date=March 1937 |title=Those We Mourn |url=http://archive.org/stream/brownalumnimonth378brow#page/229/mode/1up |journal=Brown Alumni Monthly |publisher= |volume=XXXVII |issue=8 |pages=229–30 |doi= |accessdate=April 16, 2014}}</ref>
Murphy was born on November 6, 1877, in [[Dover, New Hampshire]]. He attended [[Brockton High School]], where he played football. Murphy attended [[Brown University]], where he played on football team as an [[End (gridiron football)|end]] from 1895 to 1898. He captained the team as a senior in 1898. After coaching at Massachusetts Agricultural College and Missouri, Murphy returned to his alma mater in 1903 as an assistant football coach under [[Dave Fultz]]. In 1904 and 1910, Murphy was the head football coach at [[Phillips Exeter Academy]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Murphy Selected |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GeNiAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA9&dq |access-date=February 12, 2024 |work=The Evening Telegraph |date=June 11, 1904}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Yale Man to Coach Exeter |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d6Y-AAAAIBAJ&pg=PA8&dq |access-date=February 12, 2024 |work=Boston Evening Transcript |date=April 28, 1910}}</ref>
Murphy graduated from [[Harvard Law School]] in 1904. He and Fultz formed a law partnership in [[New York City]] in 1906. The two also officiated major college football games together. Murphy died on January 22, 1937, at St. John's Hospital in [[Brooklyn|Brooklyn, New York]].<ref>{{cite journal |date=March 1937 |title=Those We Mourn |url=https://archive.org/stream/brownalumnimonth378brow#page/229/mode/1up |journal=Brown Alumni Monthly |volume=XXXVII |issue=8 |pages=229–30 |access-date=April 16, 2014}}</ref>


==Head coaching record==
==Head coaching record==
===College===
{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}
{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
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| year = [[1899 college football season|1899]]
| year = [[1899 college football season|1899]]
| name = [[1899 Massachusetts Aggies football team|Massachusetts]]
| name = [[1899 Massachusetts Aggies football team|Massachusetts]]
| overall = 7–4
| overall = 7–3
| conference =
| conference =
| confstanding =
| confstanding =
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Massachusetts
| name = Massachusetts
| overall = 12–9
| overall = 12–8
| confrecord =
| confrecord =
}}
}}
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| championship =
| championship =
| year = [[1900 college football season|1900]]
| year = [[1900 college football season|1900]]
| name = Missouri
| name = [[1900 Missouri Tigers football team|Missouri]]
| overall = 4–4–1
| overall = 4–4–1
| conference =
| conference =
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| championship =
| championship =
| year = [[1901 college football season|1901]]
| year = [[1901 college football season|1901]]
| name = Missouri
| name = [[1901 Missouri Tigers football team|Missouri]]
| overall = 2–6–1
| overall = 2–6–1
| conference =
| conference =
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}}
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 18–19–2
| overall = 18–18–2
| bcs = no
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
| polltype =
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{CFBCR|258|Fred W. Murphy}}
* {{Find a Grave|118843021}}


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{{UMass Minutemen football coach navbox}}
{{Missouri Tigers football coach navbox}}
{{Missouri Tigers football coach navbox}}
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{{UMass Minutemen football coach navbox}}


{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
| NAME = Murphy, Fred W.
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Murphy, Frederick William; Murphy, F. W.
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American football coach
| DATE OF BIRTH = November 6, 1877
| PLACE OF BIRTH = Dover, New Hampshire
| DATE OF DEATH = January 22, 1937
| PLACE OF DEATH = Brooklyn, New York
}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Murphy, Fred W.}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Murphy, Fred W.}}
[[Category:1877 births]]
[[Category:1877 births]]
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[[Category:UMass Minutemen football coaches]]
[[Category:UMass Minutemen football coaches]]
[[Category:Harvard Law School alumni]]
[[Category:Harvard Law School alumni]]
[[Category:New York lawyers]]
[[Category:New York (state) lawyers]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Brockton, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Brockton, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Plymouth County, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:People from Dover, New Hampshire]]
[[Category:People from Dover, New Hampshire]]
[[Category:People from New York City]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Strafford County, New Hampshire]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Massachusetts]]
[[Category:High school football coaches in New Hampshire]]




Latest revision as of 03:15, 4 November 2024

Not to be confused with Fred J. Murphy or Fred T. Murphy.

Fred W. Murphy
Murphy pictured in the 1899 Massachusetts Agricultural football team photo
Biographical details
Born(1877-11-06)November 6, 1877
Dover, New Hampshire, U.S.
DiedJanuary 22, 1937(1937-01-22) (aged 59)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Playing career
1895–1898Brown
Position(s)End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1899–1900Massachusetts
1900–1901Missouri
1903Brown (assistant)
1904Phillips Exeter (NH)
1910Phillips Exeter (NH)
Head coaching record
Overall18–18–2 (college)

Frederick William Murphy (November 6, 1877 – January 22, 1937) was an American football player, coach, official, and lawyer. He served as the head football coach at Massachusetts Agricultural College—now the University of Massachusetts Amherst—from 1899 to 1900 and at the University of Missouri from 1900 to 1901, compiling a career record of 18–18–2.

Biography

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Murphy was born on November 6, 1877, in Dover, New Hampshire. He attended Brockton High School, where he played football. Murphy attended Brown University, where he played on football team as an end from 1895 to 1898. He captained the team as a senior in 1898. After coaching at Massachusetts Agricultural College and Missouri, Murphy returned to his alma mater in 1903 as an assistant football coach under Dave Fultz. In 1904 and 1910, Murphy was the head football coach at Phillips Exeter Academy.[1][2]

Murphy graduated from Harvard Law School in 1904. He and Fultz formed a law partnership in New York City in 1906. The two also officiated major college football games together. Murphy died on January 22, 1937, at St. John's Hospital in Brooklyn, New York.[3]

Head coaching record

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College

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Massachusetts Aggies (Independent) (1899–1900)
1899 Massachusetts 7–3
1900 Massachusetts 5–5
Massachusetts: 12–8
Missouri Tigers (Independent) (1900–1901)
1900 Missouri 4–4–1
1901 Missouri 2–6–1
Missouri: 6–10–2
Total: 18–18–2

References

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  1. ^ "Murphy Selected". The Evening Telegraph. June 11, 1904. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  2. ^ "Yale Man to Coach Exeter". Boston Evening Transcript. April 28, 1910. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  3. ^ "Those We Mourn". Brown Alumni Monthly. XXXVII (8): 229–30. March 1937. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
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