Murray A. Sperber (born November 30, 1940)[1] taught at Indiana University, Bloomington, from 1971 to 2004 and is a Professor Emeritus of English and American Studies at the school.

Sperber was the first chair of the Drake Group, a national faculty committee advocating reform of college sports and he later received its Robert M. Hutchins Award.

[2] In conjunction with his work on college sports he appeared on many national TV and radio programs, including CBS-TV's 60 Minutes, NPR's Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Talk of the Nation, and PBS-TV's Newshour.

Sperber was involved in the events in 2000 surrounding the firing of Indiana University men's basketball coach, Bob Knight.

Sperber criticized the university's handling of the situation and incurred the wrath of many of Knight's fans.