Eddie Murray (American football)
- Eddie Murray (American football)
Infobox NFLretired
name=Eddie Murray
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width=
position=Kicker
number=2, 3
birthdate=birth date and age|1956|8|29
Parys, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
deathdate=
debutyear=1980
finalyear=2000
draftyear=1980
draftround=7
draftpick=166
college=Tulane
teams=
* Detroit Lions (1980-1991)
* Kansas City Chiefs (1992)
* Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1992)
* Dallas Cowboys (1993)
* Philadelphia Eagles (1994)
* Washington Redskins (1995)
* Minnesota Vikings (1997)
* Dallas Cowboys (1999)
* Washington Redskins (2000)
stat1label=FG Att
stat1value=466
stat2label=FGM
stat2value=352
stat3label=Pct
stat3value=75.5
nfl=MUR607740
highlights=
* NFL 1980s All-Decade Team
* 1981 Pro Bowl MVP
HOF=
CollegeHOF=
Edward Peter "Eddie" Murray (born August 29, 1956 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) is a retired American football kicker.
Murray was signed out of Tulane University by the Detroit Lions. He would play for the Lions, as well as the Kansas City Chiefs, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Dallas Cowboys, the Philadelphia Eagles, the Minnesota Vikings and the Washington Redskins. Murray was named MVP of the 1981 Pro Bowl. On January 30, 1994 he kicked three field goals in Super Bowl XXVIII, earning a Super Bowl ring as a member of the 1993 NFL Champion Dallas Cowboys.
Murray is the twelfth highest scorer overall in NFL history. [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/alltime/leaders?cat=points ESPN - NFL All-Time Leaders - National Football League ] ]
Murray grew up in Victoria, British Columbia.
1989 NFL Pro Bowl
During the NFL Pro Bowl in 1989, Eddie Murray replaced the kickoff tee with an empty margarita glass, one of the most memorable moments in Pro Bowl history [cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=probowl/080208 |title=Page 2 celebrates classic Pro Bowl moments |accessdate=2008-06-27 |publisher=sports.espn.go.com |date=February 8, 2008 |work=] .
References
External links
* [http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MURRAEDD01 Murray's stats]
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