Jimmy Murphy '71
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Special Mention All State. In addition to playing four years of football at Latin, Jim was on the freshman track team and a starting point guard on the freshman and JV basketball teams. He also served as Latin’s Sophomore Class President. After graduation, Jim attended the University of Dayton and played football during his freshman year. In 1975 he graduated with a degree in Business Administration and returned to the Cleveland area. Jim has been a successful businessman as a long-time owner and operator, along with his brothers, of the Schulte & Mahon-Murphy Funeral Home in Lyndhurst and Chagrin Falls, Ohio. Jim had three brothers who also attended Latin – David ’66, Dennis ’69 and Dudley ’72. His father Dave (wife Mollie) also attended Latin and graduated in 1925. Jim is a devoted husband to Madeleine and father of four grown children – Kevin (Morgan Haggerty), Bridget (Marcel Uhrich), Danny and Mary Kate (John Barrett) and grandfather of 11. He and Madeleine are long-standing members of Gesu Parish in University Heights where they reside. Jim has maintained his Latin friendships and been active in several alumni events.
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