[2][3] Murphy had earlier lined out with University College Cork in the Sigerson Cup, while he also earned selection on the Duhallow divisional team.
He was an unused substitute when the team won that year's Munster MFC title.
[5] This victory resulted in his inclusion on the senior team during their successful 1955–56 National League campaign.
[6] Murphy studied agricultural science at University College Cork before embarking on a religious life as a Franciscan Missionary in Zambia.
[7] He died at St. Luke's General Hospital in Kilkenny on 30 December 2023, at the age of 89.