Former A.D. Bob Murphy Named To San Jose Hall Of Fame

San Jose, Calif.-----Bob Murphy, San Jose State University’s director of men’s athletics from 1976 through 1978, is one of four new inductees into the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame.

            Santa Clara University All-America quarterback Ron Calcagno, field hockey Olympian Sheryl Johnson from Stanford University and San Francisco 49ers great Ronnie Lott join Murphy as the 2009 inductees.

            Hosted by the San Jose Sports Authority, San Jose Arena Authority, HP Pavilion, the San Jose Sharks and the city of San Jose, this year’s induction ceremonies are set for November 11 at the HP Pavilion.

            Murphy joined the Spartans in 1976 after serving as the executive director of the Memorial Golf Tournament hosted by Jack Nicklaus in Columbus, Ohio. During his stint as the men’s athletics director, the Spartans won the 1976 and 1978 Pacific Coast Athletic Association championships in football. His hires included Jack Elway as football coach and Bill Berry as the men’s basketball coach. Under his watch, construction began on the west side of Spartan Stadium for an upper deck, private suites and a new press box.

            The 1963 Stanford University graduate has many connections in the Bay Area professional, college and amateur sports scenes. He was the Stanford University sports information director responsible for quarterback Jim Plunkett winning a Heisman Trophy. The longtime broadcaster retired from calling Stanford University football and men’s basketball games in 2007.

            Further information on the induction ceremonies and dinner is available by calling Carrie Benjamin of the San Jose Sports Authority at 408-288-2936.