CFL Hall of Famer Cal Murphy dies at 79
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Cal Murphy, a nine-time Grey Cup champion and member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, has died. He was 79.
His death was confirmed by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, a team Murphy served as coach and general manager. He died Saturday night in a hospital in Regina, Saskatchewan, where he had been since breaking ribs in a fall earlier this month. Murphy had heart attacks in 1978 and 1985 before undergoing a heart transplant in 1992.
Murphy spent more than 30 years in the CFL as a coach and GM. During a 14-year stint as the Bombers' coach and GM the club made five Grey Cup appearances. Since 2000 had been evaluating talent for the NFL's Indianapolis Colts.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Murphy is second in career wins for the Bombers history with a record of 86-51-1. He was inducted into the CFL Hall of Fame in 2004.