Stretch Murphy

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Charles C. "Stretch" Murphy (April 10, 1907 – August 19, 1992) was an American basketball player. The Marion, Indiana native was one of the game's first true big men. At 6'6" (1.98 m), Murphy was an insurmountable defensive force.

Murphy played competitive basketball at Marion High School (1922–26), which he led to an Indiana state championship in 1926. Recruited by men's head coach, Ward Lambert, Murphy became a star player at Purdue. Teaming with fellow Hall of Famer John Wooden, Murphy led the team to its first Big 10 championship in 1930 after an undefeated season in conference play (10-0). He also set a new Big 10 scoring record for a season in 1929 with 143 points. After graduating from Purdue, Murphy played for the American Basketball League's Chicago Bruins and the independent Indianapolis Kautskys. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1960 and the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1963.