Gene Murphy
| Sport(s) | American football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | August 6, 1939 |
| Died |
October 29, 2011 (aged 72) Los Angeles, California |
| Alma mater | University of North Dakota |
| Playing career | |
| 1960–1962 | North Dakota |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1963–1977 | North Dakota (assistant) |
| 1978–1979 | North Dakota |
| 1980–1992 | Cal State Fullerton |
| 1993–2007 | Fullerton College |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 74–96–1 |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 PCAA (1983–1984) | |
Gene Murphy (August 6, 1939 – October 29, 2011) was an American football player and coach.
He played college football as a quarterback at the University of North Dakota from 1960 to 1962. [1] He then moved into an assistant coaching position, where he remained until 1977.[2] He served as head coach for the team from 1978 to 1979.[1] The team went 15–7 in his two seasons, winning the North Central Conference and advancing to the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs in 1979.[1][2]
In 1980, Murphy was named head football coach at California State University, Fullerton.[1] He coached the team from 1980 to the end of the program in 1992.[3][4][5] His team won the Pacific Coast Athletic Association championships in 1983 and 1984.[3][3][6] The 1984 team was ranked in the National Top 20.[3] His assistants included future National Football League (NFL) head coaches Steve Mariucci, Tom Cable, and Hue Jackson.[1][3][7] Notable former players include Damon Allen, Mike Pringle, Bobby Kemp, Mark Collins, and James Thornton.[7] In 1999, Murphy was inducted into both the University of North Dakota Hall of Fame and the Cal State Fullerton Athletics Hall of Fame.[2]
After Cal State Fullerton dropped its football program, Murphy served as head coach at Fullerton College from 1993 to 2007.[2][6] He remained a consultant with the program until his death.[1][7] He died at age 72 on October 29, 2011 in the University of Southern California hospital in Los Angeles, four days after undergoing surgery for cancer of the esophagus.[3][6][7] He was survived by his daughter Aileen, her mother Christine McCarthy, his two adult sons, Tim and Mike, and his four grandchildren.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 http://www.fightingsioux.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=13500&ATCLID=205325270
- 1 2 3 4 http://www.fightingsioux.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=13500&ATCLID=205327360
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 http://www.fullertontitans.com/genrel/102911aaa.html,
- ↑ http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2011/10/murphys-law-former-cal-state-fullerton-coach-had-perspective.html
- ↑ http://www.fullerton.edu/titantribute/2009/murphy.asp
- 1 2 3 http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2011/11/funeral-services-set-for-football-coach-gene-murphy.html
- 1 2 3 4 http://lakeforest-ca.patch.com/articles/cal-state-fullerton-coach-gene-murphy-dies