FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS: Rosary will be said Sunday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. at McAulay and Wallace Mortuary, 902 N. Harbor Blvd., Fullerton, CA, 92832.
Many Titans are planning to meet at Joe Florentine's Grill (Titan Football Player) on Sunday to hang out, eat and watch football. The restaurant opens at 12:00pm and is a short drive to where the Rosary will be held. It is located on the corner of Harbor and Commonwealth Avenue in Fullerton.
Florentine's Grill
102 North Harbor Blvd.
Fullerton, California 92832
Phone: (714) 879-7570
A funeral mass will be held Monday, Nov. 7, at 11 a.m. at St. Juliana Catholic Church, 1320 N. Acacia Ave., Fullerton, CA, 92831. (Coach Murphy requested that men wear GREEN ties in honor of his Irish heritage). A reception will follow from 1 to 4 p.m. at Cal State Fullerton's Portola Pavilion in the Titan Student Union. PARKING: At the Dumbo Downs lot across from the tennis courts.
MEMORIAL DONATIONS: Memorial donations should be made to either the Eugene "Gene" Murphy Football Endowment within the Univ. of North Dakota Foundation, 3100 University Avenue, Stop 8157, Grand Forks, ND 58202-8157. Toll-free 800-543-8764 Or The Aileen Murphy Educational Trust in care of Christine McCarthy, 2500 E. Imperial Hwy, Suite 201 #139, Brea, CA 92821.
Murphy coached at CSF from 1980 through the program's demise in 1992. He stepped two miles west and picked up the community college program in 1993 and remained there, most recently in a consulting role to head coach Tim Byrnes. Murphy was head coach at his alma mater, North Dakota, in 1978 and 1979 before instilling life into the Titans' program, which had not had a winning season at the Div. I level. He won the PCAA championships in 1983 and 1984 and took the Titans to the 1983 California Bowl. The 1984 team went 11-1 (12-0 with a forfeit) and was ranked in the National Top 20.
Murphy coached at CSF from 1980 through the program's demise in 1992. He stepped two miles west and picked up the community college program in 1993 and remained there, most recently in a consulting role to head coach Tim Byrnes. Murphy was head coach at his alma mater, North Dakota, in 1978 and 1979 before instilling life into the Titans' program, which had not had a winning season at the Div. I level. He won the PCAA championships in 1983 and 1984 and took the Titans to the 1983 California Bowl. The 1984 team went 11-1 (12-0 with a forfeit) and was ranked in the National Top 20.
Murphy was a highly popular coach with contacts around the nation and in Canada. His "coaching tree" includes NFL head coaches such as Steve Mariucci (49ers & Lions), Tom Cable (Raiders), Hue Jackson (Raiders), and collegiate coaches such as Rich Ellerson at Army, Tennessee offensive coordinator Jim Chaney, Northwestern defensive coordinator Jerry Brown and Oregon State defensive coordinator Greg Newhouse. There are other numerous coaches at both levels who served under Murphy.
Most notable among his former players are quarterback Damon Allen, pro football's No. 2 all-time passing yardage leader, and Mike Pringle, the alltime leading rusher in the CFL. Super Bowl cornerbacks Bobby Kemp (Cincinnati) and Mark Collins (New York Giants) played for Murphy as well as Chicago Bears' "robocop" tight end Jim Thornton.
Murphy was inducted into Cal State Fullerton's Athletics Hall of Fame in 2009.
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