MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Billy J. Murphy, the former head football coach and athletic director for the University of Memphis for more than 30 years, will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as part of the 2022 class, the National Football Foundation (NFF) announced on Monday. Murphy joins Allyn McKeen, the Memphis head coach from 1937-38, in the College Football Hall of Fame.
"Our family is humbled and honored as our father, Billy J. Murphy, would be at the news of his induction into the College Football Hall of Fame," Michael Murphy and Libby Ladyman remarked.