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Calvin Murphy

1948 - Today

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Calvin Jerome Murphy (born May 9, 1948) is an American former professional basketball player who after a prolific collegiate career at Niagara, where he averaged 33.1 points per game over his three years, played in the National Basketball Association as a guard for the San Diego/Houston Rockets from 1970 to 1983. He is a currently a member of the Houston Rockets' Space City Home Network broadcast team. Standing at a height of 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m), Murphy has the distinction of being the shortest NBA player inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, and to play in an NBA All-Star Game (the latter since tied by Isaiah Thomas in 2016). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Calvin Murphy is the 393rd most popular basketball player (down from 314th in 2019), the 13,209th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,824th in 2019) and the 225th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Calvin Murphy ranks 393 out of 1,757. Before her are Marko Popović, Rik Smits, Satch Sanders, Joakim Noah, Bogdan Bogdanović, and Alex Hannum. After her are Mel Daniels, CJ McCollum, Reggie Jackson, Sergio Rodríguez, Mehmet Okur, and Maxi Kleber.

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Among people born in 1948, Calvin Murphy ranks 737. Before her are Lillian Board, Neil Warnock, Tino Insana, Jeff Baxter, Errol Morris, and Jacky Duguépéroux. After her are Csaba Hegedűs, Oleg Dolmatov, David Davis, Byron K. Lichtenberg, Raymond Keene, and Patrika Darbo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Calvin Murphy ranks 13,213 out of 20,380. Before her are Lane Garrison (1980), Adam Horowitz (1971), Rulon Gardner (1971), Rory Kennedy (1968), Monty Woolley (1888), and Barbara Bosson (1939). After her are Mel Daniels (1944), Edie Brickell (1966), Tony Hale (1970), Mike Pollock (1965), Jean Muir (1911), and Lindsey Stirling (1986).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Calvin Murphy ranks 225. Before her are Terry Dischinger (1940), Frank Brian (1923), Chet Walker (1940), Satch Sanders (1938), Joakim Noah (1985), and Alex Hannum (1923). After her are Mel Daniels (1944), CJ McCollum (1991), Willard Schmidt (1910), Adrian Dantley (1956), Bob Boozer (1937), and Josh Hart (1995).

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