Gene Murphy (coach)
Eugene L. Murphy (c. 1900 – 1976) was an American football player and coach. He attended Columbia Prep in Portland, Oregon.[1] He played college football for Knute Rockne's Notre Dame Fighting Irish football teams in 1921 and 1922.[2] He then coached high school football at Columbus High School in San Francisco. In June 1927, he was hired as the athletic director and head football and baseball coach at Columbia University (renamed the University of Portland in 1935.[1][3] He held that position for 10 years from 1927 to 1936. He retired in December 1936 to enter private business.[4] He was posthumously inducted into the University of Portland Hall of Fame in 1991.[1]
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1900 |
| Died | 1976 Portland, Oregon |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1921–1922 | Notre Dame |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1927–1936 | Columbia (OR) / Portland |
| Basketball | |
| 1927–1928 | Columbia (OR) / Portland |
| Baseball | |
| 1927–1935 | Columbia (OR) / Portland |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1927–1936 | Columbia (OR) / Portland |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 59–51 (college baseball) |
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Irish / Portland Pilots (Independent) (1927–1936) | |||||||||
| 1927 | Columbia | 1–4 | |||||||
| 1928 | Columbia | ||||||||
| 1929 | Columbia | ||||||||
| 1930 | Columbia | 4–2 | |||||||
| 1931 | Columbia | 2–5 | |||||||
| 1932 | Columbia | 6–0–1 | |||||||
| 1933 | Columbia | 4–3 | |||||||
| 1934 | Columbia | 1–6–1 | |||||||
| 1935 | Portland | 3–4 | |||||||
| 1936 | Portland | 3–4 | |||||||
| Columbia / Portland: | |||||||||
| Total: | |||||||||
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References
- "Gene Murphy Hall of Fame Profile". University of Portland. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- "Irish Squad Has Bright Future". The Coos Bay Times. November 12, 1928. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Murphy Chosen Columbia Coach". The Oregon Statesman. June 9, 1927. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Murphy Quits Portland For Private Post". The Capital Journal. December 12, 1936. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
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