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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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  • 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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  • single
Birth Date
  • 1860-02-26(xsd:date)
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  • no
Name
Type
  • coach
Caption
  • Mike Murphy, illustration from 1913 obituary in The Philadelphia Inquirer
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  • no
Alternative Names
  • Murphy, Michael Charles
Years Active
  • 1886(xsd:integer)
Overall
  • 1(xsd:integer)
  • 4(xsd:integer)
  • 5(xsd:integer)
Date of Death
  • 1913-06-04(xsd:date)
Birth Place
  • Southboro, Massachusetts, or Westboro, Massachusetts
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  • Independent
StartYear
  • 1891(xsd:integer)
  • 1894(xsd:integer)
death date
  • 1913-06-04(xsd:date)
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  • no
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  • 200(xsd:integer)
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(xsd:date)
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  • athletic trainer and coach
Year
  • 1891(xsd:integer)
  • 1894(xsd:integer)
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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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