James "Quick" Murphy

For other people named James Murphy, see James Murphy (disambiguation).
James Murphy
Date of birth: October 10, 1959 (1959-10-10) (age 52)
Place of birth: Deland, Florida
Career information
Position(s): WR
Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight: 150 lb (68 kg)
College: Utah State
NFL Draft: 1981 / Round: 10 / Pick: 266
(by the Minnesota Vikings)
Organizations
 As player:
1981
1982-1990		 Kansas City Chiefs
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Career highlights and awards

CFL's Outstanding Player Award - 1986
CFL All-Star: 1983,1988
CFL East All-Star: 1983,1988
Playing stats at NFL.com
Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 1988

James "Quick" Murphy (born October 10, 1959) was a receiver for eight seasons with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League.

Career

Murphy played for the Bombers from 1982-1990. He was named the league's Most Outstanding Player in 1986 and was a two-time All-Star. He helped the Bombers to three Grey Cup victories and finished his career with 9,036 receiving yards, which was the Blue Bombers record until is was broken by Milt Stegall.

He was elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2000 and was selected as one of the Blue Bombers 20 All-Time Greats in 2005.

1953: Billy Vessels • 1954: Sam Etcheverry • 1955: Pat Abbruzzi • 1956: Hal Patterson • 1957: Jackie Parker • 1958: Jackie Parker (2×) • 1959: Johnny Bright • 1960: Jackie Parker (3×) • 1961: Bernie Faloney • 1962: George Dixon • 1963: Russ Jackson • 1964: Lovell Coleman • 1965: George Reed • 1966: Russ Jackson (2×) • 1967: Pete Liske • 1968: Bill Symons • 1969: Russ Jackson (3×) • 1970: Ron Lancaster • 1971: Don Jonas • 1972: Garney Henley • 1973: George McGowan • 1974: Tom Wilkinson • 1975: Willie Burden • 1976: Ron Lancaster (2×) • 1977: Jimmy Edwards • 1978: Tony Gabriel • 1979: David Green • 1980: Dieter Brock • 1981: Dieter Brock (2×) • 1982: Condredge Holloway • 1983: Warren Moon • 1984: Willard Reaves • 1985: Mervyn Fernandez • 1986: James Murphy • 1987: Tom Clements • 1988: David Wiliams • 1989: Tracy Ham • 1990: Mike Clemons • 1991: Doug Flutie • 1992: Doug Flutie (2×) • 1993: Doug Flutie (3×) • 1994: Doug Flutie (4×) • 1995: Mike Pringle • 1996: Doug Flutie (5×) • 1997: Doug Flutie (6×) • 1998: Mike Pringle (2×) • 1999: Danny McManus • 2000: Dave Dickenson • 2001: Khari Jones • 2002: Milt Stegall • 2003: Anthony Calvillo • 2004: Casey Printers • 2005: Damon Allen • 2006: Geroy Simon • 2007: Kerry Joseph • 2008: Anthony Calvillo (2×) • 2009: Anthony Calvillo (3×) • 2010: Henry Burris • 2011: Travis Lulay