Cornelius Murphy

"Connie" Murphy (March 27, 1909 – December 2, 1931) was an American football player.

[1] He attended Deerfield Academy for two years before enrolling at Fordham University.

[2] As a sophomore, he was selected by the International News Service as a first-team player on the 1930 College Football All-America Team.

[3] As a junior, he sustained a head injury in a football game played against Bucknell at the Polo Grounds on November 21, 1931.

An autopsy showed that a clot had formed and a blood vesselt at the base of his brain had ruptured.