Francis Thomas Murray (July 21, 1915 – June 28, 1998) was an American football player and college athletics administrator. He played professionally as a halfback and punter in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1939 to 1940. Murray played college football at the University of Pennsylvania and was drafted in the second round of the 1937 NFL draft.[1] He served as the athletic director at his alma mater, Penn, from 1950 to 1953.
No. 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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Position: | Halfback, Punter Kicker | ||||||||||||||||
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Born: | Glenolden, Pennsylvania, U.S. | July 21, 1915||||||||||||||||
Died: | June 28, 1998 Boca Raton, Florida, U.S. | (aged 82)||||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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High school: | St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) | ||||||||||||||||
College: | Penn | ||||||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1937 / round: 2 / pick: 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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Murray died on June 28, 1998, at his home in Boca Raton, Florida, from complications of a stroke he had suffered four years prior.[2]
References
edit- ^ "1937 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- ^ "'Franny' Murray, Penn Grid Giant". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. June 29, 1998. p. B4. Retrieved July 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
External links
edit- Career statistics from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference