MEMPHIS – Former Memphis football coach Billy J. Murphy is one six FBS coaches on the ballot for the 2018 College Football Hall of Fame released Thursday. Murphy, the head coach for the Memphis football team from 1958-1971, is the program's winningest coach with 91 career wins, including an undefeated 1963 season. The Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year in three seasons between 1968 and 1971, Murphy was named the National Coach of the Year by the Detroit Times in 1963. Murphy also served as the Tigers' Athletic Director from 1966 to 1981.
Murphy was a tailback and All-SEC selection in the 1940s at Mississippi State.