[1] He was a standout pitcher in his youth, and as a teen led his high school baseball team to the state championship in 1960.

After suffering a football injury (which also ended his baseball career), Murphy got started in golf.

While he was an undergraduate, he played for coach Buster Bishop's Florida Gators men's golf team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 1964 to 1966.

After a break from TV to play on the Senior PGA Tour, he joined NBC Sports in November 1999, and was a tower announcer for the PGA Tour on NBC through 2009, at which point he retired.

[7] PGA Tour playoff record (1–5) *Note: Tournament shortened to 36 holes due to weather.