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  • Mike Murphy (trainer and coach)
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  • The Washington Post in 1913 called Murphy "the father of American track athletics." He was considered the premier athletic trainer of his era and was said to have "revolutionized the methods of training athletes and reduced it to a science." He is credited with establishing many innovative techniques for track and field, including the crouching start for sprinters.
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Poll
  • no
EndYear
  • single
Birth Date
  • 1860-02-26
death place
Legend
  • no
Name
Type
  • coach
Caption
  • Mike Murphy, illustration from 1913 obituary in The Philadelphia Inquirer
Ranking
  • no
Alternative Names
  • Murphy, Michael Charles
Years Active
  • 1886
Overall
  • 1
  • 4
  • 5
Date of Death
  • 1913-06-04
Birth Place
  • Southboro, Massachusetts, or Westboro, Massachusetts
conf
  • Independent
StartYear
  • 1891
  • 1894
death date
  • 1913-06-04
polltype
  • no
Image size
  • 200
Citizenship
  • United States
Place of Birth
  • Southboro, Massachusetts, or Westboro, Massachusetts
Place of death
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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  • no
Known For
  • Track coach and athletic trainer, Football Coach
Birthname
  • Michael Charles Murphy
Date of Birth
  • 1860-02-26
Short Description
  • athletic trainer and coach
Year
  • 1891
  • 1894
abstract
  • The Washington Post in 1913 called Murphy "the father of American track athletics." He was considered the premier athletic trainer of his era and was said to have "revolutionized the methods of training athletes and reduced it to a science." He is credited with establishing many innovative techniques for track and field, including the crouching start for sprinters.