James Murphy (soccer, born 1936)

James Murphy
23rd Sheriff of City of St. Louis Sheriff's Department
In office
November 08, 1988 – February 24, 2016
Director of Public SafetyCharlene Deeken
Mayor of St. LouisFrancis Slay
Preceded byGordon D. Schweitzer
Succeeded byVernon Betts
Personal details
Born
James W. Murphy

(1936-07-02) July 2, 1936 (age 88)
ResidenceSt. Louis, Missouri

James W. Murphy (born July 2, 1936[1]) is a former American soccer player who was a member of the St. Louis Kutis in the mid-1950s. He earned two caps, scoring one goal, with the United States national team in 1957.

In 1957, Kutis won the National Challenge Cup.[2] Consequently, the United States Soccer Federation replaced the U.S. national team with the Kutis club in the middle of the 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign. Kutis, acting as the U.S. national team, lost two games to Canada and the U.S. had failed to qualify for a second straight Cup final. However, Murphy scored 3–2 loss on July 6, 1957.[3] He was inducted into the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame in 1989.[4]

In 1989 he was elected Sheriff of St. Louis.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - James W. Murphy".
  2. ^ "1957 U.S. Open Cup Final". Archived from the original on 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
  3. ^ USA - Details of International Matches 1885-1969 Archived 2010-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2018-06-13. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
  5. ^ "Editorial: Appoint, don't elect, St. Louis sheriff". 14 April 2015.
  6. ^ https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/internal-apps/legislative/upload/resolution/res155-012.pdf [bare URL PDF]