Former Badgers boxer Dick Murphy, who won the 1951 NCAA championship at 155 pounds, is shown in a 1990 photo.
THE CAPITAL TIMES ARCHIVESDick Murphy, an NCAA champion boxer for the University of Wisconsin in 1951 and a member of the school's athletics hall of fame, died Wednesday in Madison. He was 90.
Murphy won the national championship at the 155-pound weight class as a junior, then helped the Badgers win the team title as a senior in 1952. He was a team captain both seasons.
He compiled a lifetime boxing record of 69-5-2, according to UW, and also played three seasons of semi-pro football with the Wausau Muskies.