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The Golden State Warriors have had over 600 players don the more than 60 jersey numbers used by their players over the more than 75 years of existence the team has enjoyed in its rich and storied history.
Founded in 1946 during the Basketball Association of America (BAA -- a precursor league of the NBA) era, the team has called home the cities of Philadelphia, San Francisco, Oakland, and even San Diego.
To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Warriors Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team. For this article, we begin with the second of 15 players who wore the No. 9 jersey for the Warriors.
That player would be Golden State forward alum John Murphy. After ending his high school career, Murphy joined the Dubs in their (and the BAA's) first season of existence.
Still known as the Philadelphia Warriors in that era, the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania native would leave the team midway through the season to join the New York Knicks, where he'd end his very brief BAA career.
During his time suiting up for the Warriors, Murphy wore only jersey No. 9 and put up 0.7 points per game.
This article originally appeared on Warriors Wire: Warriors jersey history - No. 9 - John Murphy (1946)
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Founded in 1946 during the Basketball Association of America (BAA -- a precursor league of the NBA) era, the team has called home the cities of Philadelphia, San Francisco, Oakland, and even San Diego.
To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Warriors Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team. For this article, we begin with the second of 15 players who wore the No. 9 jersey for the Warriors.
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That player would be Golden State forward alum John Murphy. After ending his high school career, Murphy joined the Dubs in their (and the BAA's) first season of existence.
Still known as the Philadelphia Warriors in that era, the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania native would leave the team midway through the season to join the New York Knicks, where he'd end his very brief BAA career.
During his time suiting up for the Warriors, Murphy wore only jersey No. 9 and put up 0.7 points per game.
This article originally appeared on Warriors Wire: Warriors jersey history - No. 9 - John Murphy (1946)
Continue reading...
