William Murrah | |
Birth Place: | Plano, Texas, U.S. |
Death Place: | San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 10 |
Weight Lbs: | 215 |
Position: | Offensive lineman |
College: | Texas A&M University |
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Pfr: | MurrWi20 |
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William Ervin "Cap" Murrah (September 5, 1900 – June 1, 1956) was a professional football player who spent two years of the National Football League (NFL) with the Canton Bulldogs and the St. Louis All-Stars. Murrah was a part of the Bulldogs' 1922 NFL championship team. In 1923, he played for the All-Stars. He played college football at Texas A&M University. Cap later was inducted into the Texas A&M Hall of Fame.[1] While at A&M, Murrah helped the Aggies win the 1922 Dixie Classic, when he recovered the football at the Centre College Praying Colonels' thirty-three yard line, setting up a touchdown on the possession.