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  31  Bill Murphy, Jr.  WR
  Height: 6-1   Weight: 185
  Yrs/Pat: 1
  School: Cornell
Career Highlights
(From the 1969 Patriots Media Guide)

Srprising free agent find for the Pats in '68 ... playing for less than half the season he finished third among team's receivers ... many of his receptions were circus catches ... was originally released from squad in '68 pre-season ... hooked on with Atlantic Coast League's Lowell Giants ... led all receivers in the ACFL before being recalled by Pats ... requested college number 7 because it had been lucky and "felt lighter" ... has flat feet ... wears contact lenses ... once wore a back brace ... relies more on moves than speed ... in first year as collegiate receiver, broke six all-time Cornell records ... led Ivy League in scoring ... was second among East's major college ends in pass receptions ... tied for third nationally (major college) with Alabama's Dennis Homan with nine TD passes caught ... was a defensive back for Big Red in prior varsity years ... his father, Bill Murphy, Sr., caught famous "fifth down" touchdown pass for Cornell's disputed 7-3 win over Dartmouth in 1940 which later was reversed, the decision given to the Indians by 3-0 count ... from Glen Ridge, NJ.