{"id":1348,"date":"2010-07-27T21:32:46","date_gmt":"2010-07-28T01:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ovathletics.com\/home\/?p=1348"},"modified":"2010-07-27T21:32:46","modified_gmt":"2010-07-28T01:32:46","slug":"former-topper-and-packer-mark-murphy-honored","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovathletics.com\/home\/former-topper-and-packer-mark-murphy-honored\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Topper and Packer Mark Murphy honored"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CANTON, Ohio \u2013 West Liberty Hall of Fame football great Mark Murphy is about to answer the call of another Hall.<\/p>\n<p>Murphy, a 1980 Hilltopper alumnus who was a fixture in the Green Bay Packers\u2019 secondary for more than a decade, was introduced into the Stark County High School Hall of Fame this past Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>This will be the third Hall of Fame induction for Murphy. He became a member of the West Liberty Hall of Fame in 1993 and was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1998.<\/p>\n<p>A 1976 graduate of Canton GlenOak High School, Murphy played at West Liberty from 1976-79. The hard-hitting defensive back helped lead the 1979 Hilltoppers to a WVIAC title, earning first-team All-Conference honors with 5 interceptions and 122 tackles.<\/p>\n<p>Murphy made the Packers\u2019 roster as an undrafted free agent the following summer and went on to carve out a 12-year NFL career. Murphy started 122 games for the Packers and played in 147. He was charted with 20 career interceptions while his 926 career tackles still rank fifth on the team\u2019s all-time list.<\/p>\n<p>Currently Dean of Students and assistant football coach at Akron (Ohio) St. Vincent-St. Mary High School, Murphy resides in Green, Ohio with his wife, Pamela.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CANTON, Ohio \u2013 West Liberty Hall of Fame football great Mark Murphy is about to answer the call of another Hall. 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