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Robert Allan Murphy (September 19, 1924 – August 3, 2004) was an American sportscaster who spent 50 years doing play-by-play of Major League Baseball games on television and radio. The Oklahoman was best known for announcing the New York Mets, from their inception in 1962 until his retirement
4 sie 2004 · Bob Murphy, who brought a sunny disposition and ''happy recaps'' to Mets television and radio broadcasts from the team's first game in 1962 until his retirement last season, died yesterday at...
8 sie 2004 · Bob Murphy, the near-legendary broadcaster for the Mets who died Tuesday at age 79, was not a Met in the vein of Marvelous Marv or Kooky Kaz. But he was of the team just the same.
4 sie 2004 · Murphy, who called more than 6,000 Mets games, died at a hospice in Palm Beach County, Florida, of complications from lung cancer, the team announced.
5 sie 2004 · Bob Murphy, 79, who spent 42 years behind the microphone for the New York Mets and who was named to the broadcasters' wing of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, died Aug. 3 at a hospice in...
4 sie 2004 · He was 79. Recently diagnosed with lung cancer, Murphy is survived by his wife, Joye, and their six children. “It’s like losing a brother,” said Ralph Kiner, who joined Murphy and Lindsey...
12 sie 2004 · Murphy died last week of lung cancer at the age of 79, having called the Mets for their first 42 seasons, through last year, and having made fans believe he was their friendly summertime visitor...
