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Gene Murphy

Biographical details
Born	c. 1900
Died	1976 Portland, Oregon, U.S.
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)

Eugene L. Murphy (c. 1900 – 1976) was an American football player and coach. He attended Columbia Prep in Portland, Oregon. He played college football for Knute Rockne's Notre Dame Fighting Irish football teams in 1921 and 1922. He coached high school football at the then Sacred Heart College (High School Division; now "Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory")in San Francisco for the 1925 season. 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. He held that position for 10 years from 1927 to 1936. He retired in December 1936 to enter private business. He was posthumously inducted into the University of Portland Hall of Fame in 1991.

Head coaching record

College football

References

1. ^ "Gene Murphy Hall of Fame Profile". University of Portland. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
2. "Irish Squad Has Bright Future". The Coos Bay Times. November 12, 1928. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Sacred Heart College 1926 Yearbook
4. "Murphy Chosen Columbia Coach". The Oregon Statesman. June 9, 1927. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Murphy Quits Portland For Private Post". The Capital Journal. December 12, 1936. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.

• 1900s births
• 1976 deaths
• Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players
• Portland Pilots athletic directors
• Portland Pilots baseball coaches
• Portland Pilots football coaches
• Portland Pilots men's basketball coaches
• High school football coaches in California