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American football player (1900–1956) For the Methodist Episcopal bishop, see William Belton Murrah.

American football player
William Murrah
Personal information
Born:(1900-09-05)September 5, 1900
Plano, Texas, U.S.
Died:June 1, 1956(1956-06-01) (aged 55)
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
College:Texas A&M University
Position:Offensive lineman
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Pro Football Reference

William Ervin "Cap" Murrah (September 5, 1900 – June 1, 1956) was a professional football player who spent two years of the National Football League (NFL) with the Canton Bulldogs and the St. Louis All-Stars. Murrah was a part of the Bulldogs' 1922 NFL championship team. In 1923, he played for the All-Stars. He played college football at Texas A&M University. Cap later was inducted into the Texas A&M Hall of Fame. While at A&M, Murrah helped the Aggies win the 1922 Dixie Classic, when he recovered the football at the Centre College Praying Colonels' thirty-three yard line, setting up a touchdown on the possession.

Notes

  1. "Texas A&M Lettermen's Association :: Home". Lettermen.tamu.edu. Archived from the original on June 26, 2010. Retrieved May 14, 2010.

References

  • Schoor, Gene (1994). The Fightin' Texas Aggies: 100 Years of A&M Football. Dallas, Texas: Taylor Publishing Company.

External links

1919 Texas A&M Aggies football—national champions
Canton Bulldogs 1922 NFL champions


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