Pete Murphy Explained

Walter Murphy

Office:

Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives

Term Start:

1917

Term End:

1919

Predecessor:

Emmett R. Wooten

Successor:

Dennis G. Brummitt

Term Start2:

1913

Term End2:

1915

Predecessor2:

George Whitfield Connor

Successor2:

Emmett R. Wooten

Birth Name:

Walter Murphy

Birth Date:

27 October 1872

Birth Place:

Salisbury, North Carolina

Death Place:

Salisbury, North Carolina

Occupation:

Lawyer, state legislator

Party:

Democratic

Module:

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Position:	Center
Class:	Graduate
Major:	Law
Height Ft:	6
Height In:	0
Weight Lb:	200
Pastschools:	North Carolina (1890 - 1894)
Highlights:	Southern championship (1892) All-Southern sub (1895)

Walter "Pete" Murphy (October 27, 1872 - January 12, 1946) was an American college football player, lawyer, and state legislator.^[1] ^[2]

University of North Carolina

He was a prominent center for the North Carolina Tar Heels football team of the University of North Carolina.^[3] Murphy was selected as a substitute for the All-Southern team of 1895.^[4]

1892

The 1892 Tar Heels claim a mythical Southern championship.^[5]

Politics

Murphy was an avid campaigner for the Democratic Party.^[1]

Notes and References

Web site: Murphy, Walter (Pete).
News: Tar Heel Founder Dies In Salisbury. 1. January 15, 1946. April 16, 2015. Newspapers.com.
Book: Kemp Plummer Battle. Kemp Plummer Battle. 747. History of the University of North Carolina. 1912.
News: [No title]]. The Daily Tar Heel. Newspapers.com. April 18, 1896. 4. March 14, 2015.
News: The Charlotte Observer. All-Southern Champions In 1892. November 26, 1922. March 4, 2015. Newspapers.com.