Charles M. "Bubber" Murphy (December 15, 1913 – January 31, 1999) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Middle Tennessee State University from 1947 to 1968, compiling a record of 155–63–8. Murphy was also the head basketball coach at Middle Tennessee State for one season in 1948–49 and the head baseball coach at the school in 1951 and from 1953 to 1955. The Murphy Center, an athletic facility at Middle Tennessee State, was named in his honor when it was completed in 1972. In 1976, he was inducted to the Sports Hall of Fame at Middle Tennessee State and the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame.[1][2]
Biographical details | |
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Born | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | December 15, 1913
Died | January 31, 1999 | (aged 85)
Playing career | |
Football | |
1935–1937 | Middle Tennessee |
Baseball | |
1936–1938 | Middle Tennessee |
1938 | Meridian Scrappers |
1938 | Jersey City Giants |
1939–1940 | Fort Smith Giants |
1941 | Meridian Eagles |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1947–1968 | Middle Tennessee |
Basketball | |
1948–1949 | Middle Tennessee |
Baseball | |
1951–1955 | Middle Tennessee |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1947–1981 | Middle Tennessee |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 155–63–8 (football) 11–12 (basketball) 42–24–1 (baseball) |
Bowls | 2–2 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Football 9 VSAC (1947, 1949–1953, 1955–1957) 7 OVC (1956–1959, 1962, 1964–1965) | |
Awards | |
Football OVC Coach of the Year (1965) | |
Head coaching record
Football
References
Further reading
- Pogue, Greg (June 8, 2015). "Making the case for MTSU's 'Bubber' Murphy". The Daily News Journal. Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Charles M. Murphy's obituary
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