Thug Murray
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 8, 1898 Jackson, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | August 1979 (aged 81) Jackson, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1919–1920 | Navy |
| 1921–1922 | Sewanee |
| 1923 | Cumberland |
| Position(s) | Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1923 | Cumberland (TN) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| Walter Camp All-America Honorable Mention (1920) Billy Evans's Southern Honor Roll (1922) Cumberland Athletics Hall of Fame Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame Sewanee All-Time Football Team | |
Roger Goodman "Thug" Murray (May 8, 1898 – August, 1979) was an American college football player and coach.
Naval Academy
[edit]Murray played on Navy teams which beat Army twice. The New York Times wrote of Murray's play in the 1920 game, praising Murray for opening holes through which "a wagon could be driven."[1] He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.[2][3]
Sewanee
[edit]After a short stint with the Merchant Marines, Murray played for the Sewanee Tigers in 1921 and 1922. He wore number 10. Billy Evans selected him All-Southern in 1922, placing him on his "Southern Honor Roll."[4] Walter Camp gave Murray honorable mention on his All-America team.[5] Murray was placed on Sewanee's "All-Time" football team.[6]
Cumberland
[edit]He then went on to Cumberland to finish his law degree, as well as perform the function of football player, head football coach, and athletics director. Murray was posthumously inducted into the Cumberland Sports Hall of Fame in 1981,[7] and into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 1983.[1] He was the first posthumous inductee of the latter.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Murray Sr., Roger G."
- ^ "1918". General Catalogue of Sigma Alpha Epsilon: 540.
- ^ "S. A. E. Reunion" (PDF). Sewanee Alumni News. p. 5.
- ^ "Evans' All-Southern Honor Roll". Miami District Daily News. December 10, 1922.
- ^ "Camp's All America Stars Show Why They Are Winners; Have Brains, Power, Spirit". Harrisburg Telegraph. December 26, 1922. p. 15. Retrieved March 8, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sewanee's All-Time Football Team". Sewanee Alumni News. February 1949.
- ^ "Hall of Fame".
- ^ Latham Davis (March 1983). "Past Glories Recalled For Hall of Fame". Sewanee News.
- 1898 births
- 1979 deaths
- American football tackles
- Cumberland Phoenix football coaches
- Cumberland Phoenix football players
- Navy Midshipmen football players
- Sewanee Tigers football players
- All-Southern college football players
- Sportspeople from Jackson, Tennessee
- Coaches of American football from Tennessee
- Players of American football from Tennessee