SLS 21RS-3210 ORIGINAL
2021 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 191
BY SENATOR JOHNS
COMMENDATIONS. Commends Jim "Doc" Murphy on the occasion of his retirement
from McNeese State University.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To commend Jim "Doc" Murphy on the occasion of his retirement from McNeese State
3 University.
4 WHEREAS, Jim "Doc" Murphy is a native of Springdale, Pennsylvania; and
5 WHEREAS, Doc Murphy is a graduate of the Texas Medical Center in Galveston,
6 Texas, and a licensed physical therapist; and
7 WHEREAS, Doc began his career at McNeese in 1975 when Jack Doland was the
8 head football coach and spent thirteen seasons at McNeese as its head athletic trainer; and
9 WHEREAS, in 1988, Doc left McNeese for a job in El Paso, Texas; and
10 WHEREAS, Doc returned to McNeese in 1994 for a twenty-year run before taking
11 a job as a physical therapist in West Texas in 2014; and
12 WHEREAS, in 2018 Doc returned to "Cowboy Country" to lead the sports medicine
13 department; and
14 WHEREAS, when Doc Murphy started at McNeese, there were approximately one
15 hundred twenty-five athletes, all males, in eight sports, some of whom played two sports;
16 and
17 WHEREAS, during his thirty-six-year career, Doc Murphy has seen tens of
18 thousands of athletes walk through his door, including athletic greats Leonard Smith, Buford
Page 1 of 2 SR NO. 191
SLS 21RS-3210 ORIGINAL
1 Jordan, Stephan Starring, Ann Robique, and Joe Dumars; and
2 WHEREAS, Jim "Doc" Murphy is the recipient of multiple awards and honors over
3 the years, including the prestigious Jim Finks Award, recognition as Trainer of the Year by
4 the Southeast Athletic Trainers Association in 2009, induction into the McNeese Sports Hall
5 of Fame in 2011, and induction into the Louisiana Athletic Trainers Hall of Fame.
6 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
7 does hereby commend and congratulate Jim "Doc" Murphy on the occasion of his retirement
8 from McNeese State University and does hereby extend to him best wishes for many healthy
9 and happy years in retirement.
10 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to Jim
11 "Doc" Murphy.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Sharon F. Lyles.
DIGEST
SR 191 Original 2021 Regular Session Johns
Commends Jim "Doc" Murphy on the occasion of his retirement from McNeese State
University.
Page 2 of 2