Dick Murphy (basketball)

Dick Murphy

Personal information
Born	(1921-03-10)March 10, 1921 New York
Died	October 22, 1973(1973-10-22) (aged 52)
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
College	Manhattan (1940–1943)
Position	Guard
Number	15, 11, 5
Career history
1946–1947	New York Knicks
1947	Boston Celtics
1947	Elizabeth Braves
1947–1950	Paterson Crescents
Career highlights and awards
3× All-Metropolitan NY Conference (1941–1943)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Richard D. Murphy (March 10, 1921 – October 22, 1973) was an American professional basketball player.^[1] He played for the New York Knicks and Boston Celtics in the Basketball Association of America (BAA).^[1] For his career, Murphy averaged 1.1 points per game.^[1]

Murphy played college basketball for the Manhattan Jaspers and earned All-Metropolitan New York Conference honors for all three seasons he played. As team captain, he led the Jaspers to their first National Invitation Tournament (NIT) berth in 1943. Murphy was inducted into the Manhattan College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1982.^[2]

Between college and a stint in the NBA, Murphy served in WWII as a US Navy officer. Murphy followed in the footsteps of his older brother, Jack Murphy, who was a year ahead of him on the Manhattan College men's basketball team and as a WWII Navy officer. ^[3]

BAA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	FG%	Field-goal percentage
FT%	Free-throw percentage	APG	Assists per game
PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	FG%	FT%	APG	PPG
1946–47	New York	24	.241	.800	.2	1.3
1946–47	Boston	7	.059	.000	.4	.3
Career		31	.200	.444	.3	1.1

References

1. "Dick Murphy NBA stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
2. "Dick Murphy (1982)". Manhattan College Athletics. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
3. Interview with Jack Murphy by grandson, Richard J Murphy, 1997.

External links

• Career statistics from NBA.com  and Basketball Reference