MATT MURPHY
MATT WAS BORN FEBRUARY 23, 1980 IN MT. CLEMENS, MICHIGAN. MATT IS THE YOUNGEST OF FIVE CHILDREN; THREE BOYS MIKE JR., JASON AND JOSH; AND ONE GIRL, TOBY. HIS PARENTS ARE MIKE MURPHY AND DAWN HAVERKATE.
MATT MET HIS WIFE ALISON AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND. THEY HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR FIVE YEARS AND HAVE TWO CHILDREN, TAYLOR (4 YEARS OLD)AND MASON (A 1 YEAR OLD). MATT AND HIS FAMILY RESIDE IN ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK DURING THE FOOTBALL SEASON AND MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS IN THE OFF-SEASON.
MATT GRADUATED FROM NEW HAVEN HIGH IN 1997 WITH A G.P.A. OF 3.3. WHILE AT NEW HAVEN HIGH HE PLAYED FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, BASEBALL AND TRACK. MATT WAS A MEMBER OF THE STATE CHAMPION TRACK TEAMS AND HIS SENIOR YEAR IN FOOTBALL HE RECORDED 80 TACKLES AND 22 TACKLES FOR LOSS ON DEFENSE. HE RECEIVED ALL CONFERENCE HONORS IN FOOTBALL. HE WAS NAMED TO THE DETROIT FREE PRESS TOP 50 MICHIGAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS LIST. MATT RECEIVED ALL STATE HONORS IN BASKETBALL HIS SENIOR YEAR AVERAGING 17 POINTS, 13 REBOUNDS PER GAME AS PART OF THE SOUTHERN THUMB ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM IN 1997.
MATT RECEIVED A FULL SCHOLARSHIP TO PLAY FOOTBALL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND. WHILE AT U OF M HE PLAYED TWO SEASONS AT TIGHT END AND TWO SEASONS AT DEFENSIVE END. DURING HIS SENIOR YEAR (5TH YEAR IN FOOTBALL) HE WAS MOVED BACK TO TIGHT END. MATT PLAYED HIS SENIOR YEAR AS A STARTER AT TIGHT END AND CAUGHT 15 PASSES FOR 179 YARDS IN ROUTE TO AN ACC CHAMPIONSHIP. THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND FINISHED THE YEAR RANKED #8 IN THE COUNTRY AND PLAYED IN THE ORANGE BOWL AGAINST THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA. MATT GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND WITH A DEGREE IN CRIMINOLOGY.
MATT WAS DRAFTED BY THE DETROIT LIONS IN 2002 AND SIGNED WITH THE HOUSTON TEXANS IN 2003 WHERE HE PLAYED UNTIL 2005. HE CURRENTLY PLAYS FOR THE BUFFALO BILLS.