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Jack Murphy (footballer)

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Jack Murphy
Murphy in 1939
Personal information
Full name John Patrick Murphy
Date of birth (1918-02-01)1 February 1918
Date of death 2 October 2002(2002-10-02) (aged 84)
Original team(s) Caulfield
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1937–1947 Collingwood 160 (44)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1947.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John Patrick Murphy (1 February 1918 – 2 October 2002) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Murphy played 160 games for the Magpies, usually in defence, and won the 1941 Copeland Trophy for Collingwood's best and fairest player. His son John played for Sturt in the SANFL and South Melbourne. He died in October 2002 at the age of 84.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Jack Patrick Murphy". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
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