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Calvin Murphy

Calvin Jerome Murphy (born May 9, 1948) is an American retired professional basketball player who played as a guard for the NBA's San Diego/Houston Rockets from 1970 to 1983, and is a current member of the Houston Rockets' AT&T Sportsnet TV broadcast team. Standing at a height of 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m), Murphy has the distinction of being the shortest NBA player inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, and to play in an NBA All-Star Game (the latter since tied by Isaiah Thomas in 2016).

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Born

1948-05-09

Birth Place

Norwalk,_Connecticut

Nationality

American

Height

1.7526

Education

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The Dish: NBA stars Donovan Mitchell, Calvin Murphy drop by Greenwich and Norwalk

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. Scene… NBA star and Utah Jazz point guard Donovan Mitchell, a Greenwich Country Day School graduate and native of Elmsford, New York, was seen having dinner at Tony's at the J House in Riverside last week. Mitchell appeared at the Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich in 2010 for LeBron James’ announcement to join the Miami Heat.

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NBA

Legends Profile: Calvin Murphy

As a basketball player Calvin Murphy had speed, quickness, great hands, ball-handling skills, great leaping ability and the shooting eye of an eagle. He had it all — except for height. Only those who saw Murphy play knew how big this 5-foot-9 dynamo was on the basketball court. Murphy played...

NBA2021-09-13

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Connecticut Post

Jeff Jacobs: Back in his favorite spot, Norwalk legend Calvin Murphy is still electric

NORWALK — With the eyes of several members of the Norwalk High boys and girls basketball teams fixed on him, 5-foot-9 Calvin Murphy walked to a spot on the gymnasium floor. “Eighteen feet from the basket, foul line extended,” the greatest basketball player ever from Connecticut said. “This was my spot.”

NORWALK, CT2021-06-19

Houston Chronicle

Hakeem Olajuwon, Calvin Murphy to present Rudy Tomjanovich for Hall induction

Former Rockets coach Rudy Tomjanovich will be presented for his Hall of Fame induction by his longtime Houston teammate and roommate Calvin Murphy and former MVP Hakeem Olajuwon, the star of Tomjanovich’s championship teams in 1994 and 1995, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced Thursday. Tomjanovich and the...

NBA2021-04-15

The Morning Call

Lehigh Valley Flashback April 3: In 1966, future Hall of Famer Calvin Murphy scores 62 in game at Whitehall

A look back at Lehigh Valley sports stories over the years from April 3. 2006: Parkland coach Patti Heffner, who led the Trojans to a school-record 31 wins and the PIAA Class 4A girls basketball championship, is named the Class 4A coach of the year by the Associated Press. Freedom coach Kim Mikulski, whose team beat Parkland in the District 11 final, finishes second in the voting. Also, ...

WHITEHALL, PA2021-04-03