Kurt Murphy '96

St. Francis DeSales Athletic Hall of Fame
Class of 2025

Stallion Profile:

Career Notes

  • Three-year starter in Football

  • Three-year letterwinner in Track + Field

1995 (Senior)

  • First Team All-CCL, Division-II All-Central District and All-Ohio

  • Named to the 1995 Ohio Big 33 Team

1994 (Junior)

  • First Team All-CCL and Division-III All-Central District

  • Division-III Honorable Mention All-Ohio

Ohio State Profile:

  • as part of the nation’s top-ranked recruiting class in 1996—a cornerstone group that helped the Buckeyes finish second in the nation twice during his career

  • 44 game appearances in his career

  • Made 32 career starts, including 31 straight at the center position

  • Anchored an offensive line that helped the Buckeyes' offense set school records for total offensive yards per game (497.6), passing yards per game (298.0) and 500-yard games (eight)

  • Four-year letterwinner (1996 - 1999)

  • GTE/CoSIDA District IV Academic All-American

  • Three-time Academic All-Big Ten (1997, 1998, 1999)

  • Three-time Ohio State Scholar Athlete

  • 1999 Blue-Gray All-Star Classic Participant