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Head coach Cal Murphy holds the Grey Cup after the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 1984.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn behalf of the Winnipeg Football Club, I\u2019m thrilled to see his name join the other icons in franchise history in the Ring of Honour.\u201d<\/p>\n
Murphy, a Winnipegger, coached the Bombers to Grey Cup glory in 1984, and was the GM when the club hoisted the silver mug in 1988 and 1990. The two-time CFL Coach of the Year (1983 and 1984) also captured five Grey Cups with Edmonton (1978-82) and one with Montreal (1977) in assistant coaching roles.<\/p>\n
Murphy left the Bombers after the 1996 campaign with a win-loss record of 86-51-1 which now ranks third in team history behind Mike O\u2019Shea (118-78) and Bud Grant (102-56-2).<\/p>\n
\u201cHe had the ability to recognize talent and be able to put them in the right place to be successful,\u201d Bombers legend Chris Walby told the Free Press. \u201cThat\u2019s one thing you can never take away from him: he\u2019s a winner. I tell stories about the fun part of Cal, and I tell stories about the serious part of Cal, but one thing Cal never fooled around with was when it came to the games \u2014 he knew how to win.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s just a winner, and it\u2019s well-deserved. I\u2019m happy he\u2019s going in and I hope the family comes out. I\u2019ll make sure I\u2019m at that July 30 game to be a part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Murphy was inducted into the Winnipeg Football Club\u2019s Hall of Fame in 2002 and the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2004. Since 2001 the club has also presented the annual Cal Murphy Heart of a Legend Award to the Bombers player who \u201cbest demonstrates outstanding sportsmanship and dedication to the CFL and community.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThose accolades talk a whole lot about the impact that he\u2019s made not only on me, but pretty much every player he\u2019s coached,\u201d Bombers legend James Murphy told the Free Press.<\/p>\n
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\u201cHe taught me how to be a professional football player, how to practice, and and how to go about the business of being not only good, but great in this league. It\u2019s because of him, with that leadership and that disciplinarian style that he had that helped me become the type of man and person that I am today.\u201d<\/p>\n
After his time in the CFL, Murphy became a scout for the NFL\u2019s Indianapolis Colts and played a role in the club winning the Super Bowl in 2006.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are excited to know how complimentary people are about him and honoured they still remember him as their own Canadian and Winnipeg-born head coach and GM,\u201d said the Murphy family in a statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was both supportive and stern as well as a leader. A good husband and father and strong in his Catholic faith.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Taylor Allen Taylor Allen is a sports reporter for the Winnipeg Free Press. Taylor was the Vince Leah intern in the Free Press newsroom twice while earning his joint communications degree\/diploma at the University of Winnipeg and Red River College Polytechnic. He signed on full-time in 2019 and mainly covers the Blue Bombers, curling, and basketball. Read more about Taylor<\/a>.<\/p>\n Every piece of reporting Taylor produces is reviewed by an editing team before it is posted online or published in print \u2014 part of the Free Press\u2018s tradition, since 1872, of producing reliable independent journalism. Read more about Free Press\u2019s history and mandate<\/a>, and learn how our newsroom operates<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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