Franco Harris Football League
11-08-2122
#39|John Murphy Safety
Retired (1977, Age 34)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating B   Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (02-12-2009) Potential C+
Age at Death 65 Born 12-29-1943 in Philadelphia, PA
Drafted Round 2, Pick 39 (1966) Experience 12 Years (210 Wks)
College Michigan State College, 1967 Salary 845 ($2300.126M/2122 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power D+ Catching C+ Pass Cover B  Kick Power C 
Throw Acc C- Pass Blocking D- Run Cover C+ Kick Acc D 
Carrying C- Run Blocking C- Tackling C+ Kick Return C 
        Pursuit B+    
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed B  Stamina B- Execution A- Agility B-
Strength C  Health D  Aggressiveness D  Hands C 
Jumping B-     Attitude B- Break Tackle C+
ROLES
QB D+ C D  DT C  SS B  K D- GUN C+
WR C  G D+ DE C  FS B  P D- KR C 
HB/TB C- T D+ ILB C  CB C+ LS D  KRB C 
FB C- TE C- OLB C+ H C- HT C+ KOS D-
Year Team G GS TKL SOLO AST SACK SAF STF DEF BRK INT INTY AVG LNG TD FF
1966 BR 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1967 BR 16 12 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 1 1 20 20.0 20 1 0
1968 BR 16 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 2 2 12 6.0 8 0 0
1969 BR 15 15 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 2 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
1970 BR 13 8 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 2 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1971 BR 16 5 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 3 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1972 BR 16 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 0 3 15 5.0 9 0 0
1973 BR 16 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 3 1 7 7.0 7 0 0
1974 BR 16 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0 1 74 74.0 74 1 0
1975 BR 9 9 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 1 2 18 9.0 10 0 0
1976 BUF 15 15 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
1977 BUF 6 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0 1 4 4.0 4 0 0
Total   168 115 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 28 15 13 150 11.5 74 2 0

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1978John Murphy has retired from football.
12-19-1977The Buffalo RAGE have waived John Murphy.
10-23-1977The Buffalo RAGE have moved Pete Krause to the active roster. The Buffalo RAGE have moved John Murphy to the inactive roster.
09-12-1977The Buffalo RAGE have moved Slats Nelson and John Murphy to the active roster. The Buffalo RAGE have moved Bill Smith and Wayne Pregulman to the inactive roster.
01-17-1977The Buffalo RAGE have placed John Murphy on the trade block.
12-27-1976The Buffalo RAGE have moved Bill Smith and Wayne Pregulman to the active roster. The Buffalo RAGE have moved John Murphy to the inactive roster.
11-16-1975John Murphy of the Baton Rouge Bayou Rangers is injured with an ACL sprain and is expected to be out for approximately 29 days.
09-22-1975The Baton Rouge Bayou Rangers have moved John Murphy to the active roster. The Baton Rouge Bayou Rangers have moved Cliff Small to the inactive roster.
08-18-1975The Baton Rouge Bayou Rangers have moved Brad Jackson and Hal Franks to the active roster. The Baton Rouge Bayou Rangers have moved John Murphy to the inactive roster.
08-17-1975John Murphy of the Baton Rouge Bayou Rangers is injured with a hip contusion and is expected to be out for approximately 6 days.
12-28-1970The Baton Rouge Bayou Rangers have moved Jim Saxton, Joey Lush, and John Murphy to the active roster. The Baton Rouge Bayou Rangers have moved Max Harris, Bob Gaffney, and Stan Nagel to the inactive roster.
12-07-1970The Baton Rouge Bayou Rangers have moved Ray Calligaro to the active roster. The Baton Rouge Bayou Rangers have moved John Murphy to the inactive roster.
12-06-1970John Murphy of the Baton Rouge Bayou Rangers is injured with a hip contusion and is expected to be out for approximately 13 days.
09-21-1969The Baton Rouge Bayou Rangers have moved John Murphy to the active roster. The Baton Rouge Bayou Rangers have moved Hal Thurlow to the inactive roster.
09-14-1969The Baton Rouge Bayou Rangers have moved Bob Martini and Hal Thurlow to the active roster. The Baton Rouge Bayou Rangers have moved Nathan Ledyard and John Murphy to the inactive roster.
09-14-1969John Murphy of the Baton Rouge Bayou Rangers is injured with a hip contusion and is expected to be out for approximately 7 days.
09-25-1967The Baton Rouge Bayou Rangers have removed John Murphy from the trade block.
11-13-1966The Baton Rouge Bayou Rangers have placed John Murphy on the trade block.
09-18-1966The Baton Rouge Bayou Rangers have moved John Murphy to the active roster. The Baton Rouge Bayou Rangers have moved Clarence Seymour to the inactive roster.
09-12-1966The Baton Rouge Bayou Rangers have acquired John Murphy from the waiver wire.
09-11-1966The Los Angeles Trojans have automatically waived John Murphy to comply with the salary cap limit.