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Deon Murphy

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Place of birth
  
Houston, Texas

High school
  
Klein Forest

Weight
  
77 kg

Status
  
Active

Name
  
Deon Murphy

CFL status
  
International

Role
  
American football player

Positions
  
Wide receiver

College
  
Kansas State

Height
  
1.78 m



Date of birth
  
(1986-04-15) April 15, 1986 (age 29)

Education
  
Kansas State University

Henry Burris 4 yard touchdown pass to Deon Murphy - July 31, 2010


Deon Murphy (born April 15, 1986) is a Canadian football wide receiver for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League.

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High school

Murphy started three seasons at Klein Forest High School, located in Houston, Texas. He earned second team All-District 15-5A honors in 2004 and was regarded among the top 50 receivers in the state of Texas. Murphy hauled in 43 receptions for 583 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior. He totaled 522 yards on 36 catches with six TDs and helped Klein Forest to a 12-1 record as a junior in 2003.

Kansas State

In 2007, Murphy was named the Big 12 Conference Offensive Newcomer of the Year and earned honorable mention accolades as a receiver and punt returner from the league’s coaches. He also earned first team honors as a punt returner from Rivals.com and the Ranked first in the Big 12 and third nationally with a punt return average of 17.5 yards. He finished the year with 57 catches for 605 yards and 5 touchdowns. He will not play for the Wildcats in 2009. It is unknown if he will transfer to another school for the 2009 season.

Calgary Stampeders

On October 7, 2009, Murphy was signed by the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League.

In 2010, he played in 16 games with the Stampeders and caught 25 passes for 271 yards and four touchdowns. He led the Stampeders with 911 kickoff return yards, 533 punt return yards and 145 missed field goal return yards.

After attending training camp in 2011, he was released by the Stampeders on June 25, 2011.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

On May 23, 2012, Murphy was signed by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

References

Deon Murphy Wikipedia