Louis Murphy

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Louis Murphy
College	Florida
Conference	SEC
Sport	Football
Position	WR
Jersey #	9
Class	Junior
Major	Recreation Event Management
Career	2005 – present
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Nationality	USA
Born	May 11, 1987 St. Petersburg, Florida  United States
High school	Lakewood High School

Louis Murphy (born May 11, 1987 in St. Petersburg, Florida) is wide receiver on the University of Florida Gators football team. Murphy played at Lakewood High School in St. Petersburg, Florida. He was ranked as the 37th best wide receiver by Rivals.com in 2005. ^[1] Murphy received a scholarship to the University of Florida where he did not play much during his freshman and sophomore seasons. He is now starting on the 2007 squad.

Contents 1 Early life 2 College career 2.1 2005 Season 2.2 2006 Season 2.3 2007 Season 2.4 Track and Field 3 External links 4 References

[edit] Early life

Murphy played high school at Lakewood High School in St. Petersburg, Florida, where he was a highly recruited Wide Receiver. He chose to go to Florida over other top Division 1 Schools.

[edit] College career

[edit] 2005 Season

Murphy played very little in 2005, his Freshman year. He mostly played on Special teams.

[edit] 2006 Season

Murphy like his Freshman year, didn't play much his sophomore year. However he did get his first touchdown catch and reception, against LSU from Freshman Tim Tebow ^[2]

[edit] 2007 Season

The 2007 season has been a lot better for Louis Murphy. He earned a spot on the starting roster during the Spring.^[3] He has played very well for the Gators, being one of the top receivers on the team. After the end of the regular season, he has 36 catches for 544 yards. He has caught 5 touchdown passes, and also has 1 rushing attempt for 12 yards.^[4]

[edit] Track and Field

Murphy also started playing track & field for the Gators his Junior season.^[5]

[edit] External links

• ESPN Player Page

[edit] References