Pat Murphy (Australian footballer, born 1906) explained

Pat "Spud" Murphy
Fullname:	Patrick Clarence Murphy
Birth Date:	31 August 1906
Birth Place:	Malvern, Victoria
Death Place:	Blackburn, Victoria
Originalteam:	St Kilda CBC
Height:	178 cm
Weight:	81 kg
Statsend:	1928
Years1:	1927–28
Games Goals1:	7 (1)

Patrick Clarence Murphy (31 August 1906 – 11 August 1973) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Murphy was captain-coach of Bacchus Marsh in 1932.^[1]

Military service

Murphy later served in the Australian Army during World War II.^[2]

Death

He died at his residence in Blackburn, Victoria on 11 August 1973.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1932 - Pat Murphy Appointed Coach . Melton Express (Vic) . 31 May 2024 . 3 . 19 March 1932.
2. Web site: World War II Roll: Patrick Clarence Murphy . Department of Veterans Affairs.
3. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qdtUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zZADAAAAIBAJ&pg=2927%2C3271625 Deaths: Murphy, 'The Age', (Monday, 13 August 1973), p.23.