B. Russell Murphy

American football head coach

1889 – 1957

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Who was B. Russell Murphy?

Benjamin Russell Murphy was an American athlete, coach, and athletics administrator during the early 20th century. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, he coached at numerous schools in several sports including football, basketball and track. Murphy was the first basketball coach at Johns Hopkins University. He is also one of the few college football coaches to resign during the middle of his first year of coaching at a school.

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Born
Jul 6, 1889
Millville
Died
Jul 30, 1957
Berkeley County

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on July 23, 2013

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