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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 191
BY SENATOR JOHNS
A RESOLUTION
To commend Jim "Doc" Murphy on the occasion of his retirement from McNeese State
University.
WHEREAS, Jim "Doc" Murphy is a native of Springdale, Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, Doc Murphy is a graduate of the Texas Medical Center in Galveston,
Texas, and a licensed physical therapist; and
WHEREAS, Doc began his career at McNeese in 1975 when Jack Doland was the
head football coach and spent thirteen seasons at McNeese as its head athletic trainer; and
WHEREAS, in 1988, Doc left McNeese for a job in El Paso, Texas; and
WHEREAS, Doc returned to McNeese in 1994 for a twenty-year run before taking
a job as a physical therapist in West Texas in 2014; and
WHEREAS, in 2018 Doc returned to "Cowboy Country" to lead the sports medicine
department; and
WHEREAS, when Doc Murphy started at McNeese, there were approximately one
hundred twenty-five athletes, all males, in eight sports, some of whom played two sports;
and
WHEREAS, during his thirty-six-year career, Doc Murphy has seen tens of
thousands of athletes walk through his door, including athletic greats Leonard Smith, Buford
Jordan, Stephan Starring, Ann Robique, and Joe Dumars; and
WHEREAS, Jim "Doc" Murphy is the recipient of multiple awards and honors over
the years, including the prestigious Jim Finks Award, recognition as Trainer of the Year by
the Southeast Athletic Trainers Association in 2009, induction into the McNeese Sports Hall
of Fame in 2011, and induction into the Louisiana Athletic Trainers Hall of Fame.
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend and congratulate Jim "Doc" Murphy on the occasion of his retirement
from McNeese State University and does hereby extend to him best wishes for many healthy
and happy years in retirement.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to Jim
"Doc" Murphy.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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