Pete Murphy

Walter Murphy
Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives
In office
1917–1919
Preceded byEmmett R. Wooten
Succeeded byDennis G. Brummitt
In office
1913–1915
Preceded byGeorge Whitfield Connor
Succeeded byEmmett R. Wooten
Personal details
BornWalter Murphy
(1872-10-27)October 27, 1872
Salisbury, North Carolina
DiedJanuary 12, 1946(1946-01-12) (aged 73)
Salisbury, North Carolina
PartyDemocratic
OccupationLawyer, state legislator
Football career
Profile
PositionCenter
Personal information
Listed height
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight
200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
CollegeNorth Carolina (1890–1894)
Awards and highlights

Walter "Pete" Murphy (October 27, 1872 – January 12, 1946) was an American college football player, lawyer, and state legislator.

University of North Carolina

He was a prominent center for the North Carolina Tar Heels football team of the University of North Carolina. Murphy was selected as a substitute for the All-Southern team of 1895.

1892

The 1892 Tar Heels claim a mythical Southern championship.

Politics

Murphy was an avid campaigner for the Democratic Party.

References

  1. 1 2 "Murphy, Walter (Pete)".
  2. ↑ "Tar Heel Founder Dies In Salisbury". The Daily Tar Heel. January 15, 1946. p. 1. Retrieved April 16, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ↑ Kemp Plummer Battle (1912). History of the University of North Carolina. p. 747.
  4. ↑ "[No title]". The Daily Tar Heel. April 18, 1896. p. 4. Retrieved March 14, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ↑ "All-Southern Champions In 1892". The Charlotte Observer. November 26, 1922. Retrieved March 4, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon