National Team
Murphy earned his third cap with the U.S. national team in a May 28, 1959 loss (8-1) to England. Murphy scored the lone U.S. goal. Murphy went on to start in both U.S. games in 1960, then came on as a sub in the one U.S. game of 1961, a loss to Colombia in Bogotá. The U.S. had no games in 1962 and Murphy did not play with the U.S. in its only game of 1963. He rejoined the U.S. for the 10-0 shellacking at the hand of England in 1964. In 1965, the U.S. began qualifications for the 1966 FIFA World Cup. Murphy played in all four games as the U.S. failed to qualify with a 1-1-2 record. However, Murphy scored a goal in the U.S. 1-0 victory and 1-1 tie with Honduras. He then saw time in about half of the U.S. games in 1968 and closed out his national team career as a starter in both U.S. games of 1969 as the U.S. lost two games to Haiti in the first round of qualification for the 1970 FIFA World Cup.
He was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1998 and the USASA Hall of Fame in 2009.
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