Dick Murphy (basketball)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 10, 1921 New York |
| Died | October 22, 1973 (aged 52) |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Manhattan (1940–1943) |
| Position | Guard |
| Number | 15, 11, 5 |
| Career history | |
| 1946–1947 | New York Knicks |
| 1947 | Boston Celtics |
| 1947 | Elizabeth Braves |
| 1947–1950 | Paterson Crescents |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Richard D. Murphy (March 10, 1921 – October 22, 1973) was an American professional basketball player.[1] He played for the New York Knicks and Boston Celtics in the Basketball Association of America (BAA).[1] For his career, Murphy averaged 1.1 points per game.[1]
Murphy played college basketball for the Manhattan Jaspers and earned All-Metropolitan New York Conference honors for all three seasons he played. As team captain, he led the Jaspers to their first National Invitation Tournament (NIT) berth in 1943. Murphy was inducted into the Manhattan College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1982.[2]
Between college and a stint in the NBA, Murphy served in WWII as a US Navy officer. Murphy followed in the footsteps of his older brother, Jack Murphy, who was a year ahead of him on the Manhattan College men's basketball team and as a WWII Navy officer. [3]
BAA career statistics
[edit]| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | FG% | Field-goal percentage | ||
| FT% | Free-throw percentage | APG | Assists per game | ||
| PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high | ||
Regular season
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946–47 | New York | 24 | .241 | .800 | .2 | 1.3 |
| 1946–47 | Boston | 7 | .059 | .000 | .4 | .3 |
| Career | 31 | .200 | .444 | .3 | 1.1 | |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Dick Murphy NBA stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
- ^ "Dick Murphy (1982)". Manhattan College Athletics. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- ^ Interview with Jack Murphy by grandson, Richard J Murphy, 1997.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference
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- 1921 births
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- American Basketball League (1925–1955) players
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- Basketball players from New York (state)
- Boston Celtics players
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- New York Knicks players
- Paterson Crescents players
- American basketball biography, 1920s birth stubs