Charles M. Murphy (coach) explained

Charles M. Murphy
Birth Date:15 December 1913
Birth Place:Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Player Sport1:Football
Player Years2:1935–1937
Player Team2:Middle Tennessee
Player Sport3:Baseball
Player Years4:1936–1938
Player Team4:Middle Tennessee
Player Years5:1938
Player Team5:Meridian Scrappers
Player Years6:1938
Player Team6:Jersey City Giants
Player Years7:1939–1940
Player Team7:Fort Smith Giants
Player Years8:1941
Player Team8:Meridian Eagles
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1947–1968
Coach Team2:Middle Tennessee
Coach Sport3:Basketball
Coach Years4:1948–1949
Coach Team4:Middle Tennessee
Coach Sport5:Baseball
Coach Years6:1951–1955
Coach Team6:Middle Tennessee
Admin Years1:1947–1981
Admin Team1:Middle Tennessee
Overall Record:155–63–8 (football)
11–12 (basketball)
42–24–1 (baseball)
Bowl Record:2–2
Championships:Football
9 VSAC (1947, 1949–1953, 1955–1957)
7 OVC (1956–1959, 1962, 1964–1965)
Awards:Football
OVC Coach of the Year (1965)

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]

Head coaching record

Football

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Charles "Bubber" Murphy . goblueraiders.com . February 12, 2017.
  2. Web site: Murphy, Charles "Bubber" . tshf.net . February 12, 2017.