BALTIMORE, MD - CIRCA 1981: Dwayne Murphy #21 of the Oakland Athletics bats against the Baltimore Orioles during an Major League Baseball game circa 1981 at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland. Murphy played for the Athletics in 1978-87. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
Dwayne Murphy went from being a 15th round selection in the 1973 MLB Draft to being a key part of the Oakland Athletics success.
When the Oakland Athletics selected Dwayne Murphy in the 15th round of the 1973 MLB Draft, there was no question of his athletic potential. He had committed to a football scholarship at Arizona State University, in part contributing to his fall down the draft.