Rest in peace Mr Murphy. You were a true Blue Bomber.
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WINNIPEG — Cal Murphy, one of the most influential figures in the history of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the Canadian Football League, has died at the age of 79.
TSN is reporting the former head coach and general manager of the Bombers, a member of the club’s hall of fame and the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, died on Saturday.
Born in Winnipeg in 1932, Murphy’s family moved to Vancouver where he starred at Vancouver College and the University of British Columbia and later turned to coaching football – a profession that would dominate his adult life. Murphy began his long association with the CFL in 1974 under the legendary Eagle Keys with the B.C. Lions, and six games into 1975 was named head coach. Fired after the 1976 season, Murphy then joined the Montreal Alouettes as an assistant under Marv Levy in 1977 before moving on to the Edmonton Eskimos, where he was part of that franchise’s dynasty of 1978-82.