Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) College: Ohio State Weight 84 kg | Rushing yards: 134 Name Calvin Murray | |
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Date of birth: (1958-10-18) October 18, 1958 (age 57) NFL draft: 1981 / Round: 4 / Pick: 110 | ||
Leon Calvin Murray (born October 18, 1958 in Middle Township, New Jersey) is a former American football running back who played for two seasons in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1981–1982. He also played in 1983 for the Chicago Blitz of the United States Football League. He was drafted by the Eagles in the fourth round of the 1981 NFL Draft. He played college football at Ohio State.
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College career
On September 22, 1979 in a game against Washington State, Murray set an Ohio State Buckeyes record for longest pass reception when he caught an 86-yard pass from Art Schlichter. Murray led the Buckeyes in rushing in 1979 and 1980. He led the Big Ten in rushing in 1980. He was named team MVP in 1980, as voted by his teammates.
Philadelphia Eagles
Murray was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth round of the 1981 NFL Draft. He was released prior to the start of the 1981 season, but was re-signed on October 28 when Louie Giammona was knocked out for the remainder of the season with a knee injury.
Chicago Blitz
In 1983, Murray signed with the Chicago Blitz of the United States Football League and was the 12th ranked rusher in the league that year.
Post Football, Calvin continues to reside in Columbus, Ohio. He spent several years as Purchasing Manager for Franklin University in downtown Columbus.
Personal
Murray's son, Cal, is a former running back for the Miami RedHawks. He was drafted by Rhein Fire in the 22nd round of the 2007 NFL Europa Free Agent Draft.
Murray converted to Orthodox Judaism and adopted the Hebrew name Yosef.