The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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JULY 2014 ■ 149 ■ PACK PAST shock back in April when Murphy, a member of the NC State Athletic Hall of Fame elec- tion committee, saw his name on the list of nominees for the 2014 class. He was overwhelmingly elected as part of the third 10-member class in the three- year-old hall, becoming the first special con- tributor for his lifelong support of NC State athletics, as a financial contributor, a univer- sity leader and a hardworking state legislator whose leadership helped Wolfpack men's basketball get a new home in 1999. "I admit that I have no athletic talent," Murphy said. "The Lord gave me absolutely nothing in that regard. "It's strange because I am very competi- tive. I want to win at anything I do, even if it's just a game of checkers. Sadly, I'm not even very good at that. I tried so hard and wanted so much to be an athlete and to make a team, but I just didn't have the athletic talent. Zero." That's okay. Murphy isn't even the first non-athletic inductee into the school's hall. The legendary Case, a member of the inau- gural class of 2012 who won four Indiana all-class state high school championships and made basketball king of Tobacco Road as a college coach, never played the game for which he was inducted into both the Nai- smith Memorial and NC State Athletic halls of fame. Both of their contributions have been inte- gral to the success of the department. Murphy is known to Wolfpack fans for his unwavering physical support — he's been to just about every home and away football and men's basketball game since 1965 — and his fiscal support of the program. In a lifetime of giving, Murphy has contributed millions to the Wolfpack Club for scholarships and capital campaigns. A 1960 graduate of NC State with a degree in agriculture education, Murphy has given similar amounts to his alma mater's aca- Murphy has been to just about every home and away football and men's basketball game since 1965, and in a lifetime of giving, Murphy has contributed millions to the Wolfpack Club for scholarships and capital campaigns. PHOTO BY TIM PEELER C.B. Lee & Company Accountants, Consultants & Tax Advisors 4617 Western Blvd., Raleigh, NC 27606 919-851-2640 Fax 919-851-4577 Accounting & Tax Preparation Accounting & Business Managment Services Taxes Individual - Corporate - Partnership - Trusts - LLC's Proud supporter of "The Wolfpack" for over 30 years A PROUD SUPPORTER OF NC STATE Engineers and Planners Specializing in Roadway and Railroad Design Structure Design Traffic Engineering Transportation and Environmental Planning Over 80 offices across North America including: 7621 Purfoy Road, Suite 115, Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526 T: 919.552.2253 F: 919.552.2254 www.hatchmott.com/career Hatch Matt MacDonald is an Equal Opportunity Employer W.B. Thompson Inc. Farm, Lawn & Garden Supplies Proudly Suppor ting NC Sta te Athletics for More Than 40 Years 916 NC Highway 33 East P.O. Box 69 Aurora, NC 27806 (252) 322 - 4519 148-151.Pack Past.indd 149 6/27/14 10:16 AM