William Ervin "Cap" Murrah (September 5, 1900 – June 1, 1956) was a professional football player who spent two years of the National Football League (NFL) with the Canton Bulldogs and the St. Louis All-Stars. Murrah was a part of the Bulldogs' 1922 NFL championship team. In 1923, he played for the All-Stars. He played college football at Texas A&M University. Cap later was inducted into the Texas A&M Hall of Fame.[1] While at A&M, Murrah helped the Aggies win the 1922 Dixie Classic, when he recovered the football at the Centre College Praying Colonels' thirty-three yard line, setting up a touchdown on the possession.
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| Born: | September 5, 1900 Plano, Texas, U.S. |
| Died: | June 1, 1956 (aged 55) San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) |
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| College: | Texas A&M University |
| Position: | Offensive lineman |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Notes
edit- ^ "Texas A&M Lettermen's Association :: Home". Lettermen.tamu.edu. Archived from the original on June 26, 2010. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
References
edit- Schoor, Gene (1994). The Fightin' Texas Aggies: 100 Years of A&M Football. Dallas, Texas: Taylor Publishing Company.
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