Michael Murphy
Michael Murphy

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Goldsboro, N.C.

High School:
Spring Creek

Height / Weight:
6-2 / 230

Position:
Deep Snapper

Served as the team's starting deep snapper on field goals and extra points in 2005 and 2006 • Joined the team as a walk-on in 2003 • Played for coach Roy Whitfield at Spring Creek High School • Lettered twice in football and baseball • Coached by Roger May in baseball • Earned all-conference honors in football as a senior and honorable mention honors as a junior • Twice received the Coaches Award in baseball • Received the US Army National Student-Athlete Award • Morehead Scholarship nominee • Member of the National Honor Society and a North Carolina Scholar • A member of the first graduating class from Spring Creek • Son of Mike and Martha Murphy • Born Michael Peter Murphy on January 1, 1985 • Favorite NFL team is Dallas • Would like to switch places for a day with Derek Jeter • His brother, Pat, played baseball at UNC Wilmington • Exercise and sports science major.