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Aug 2, 2004 · Tribute to NY Mets Broadcaster Bob Murphy
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He died of lung cancer August 3, 2004 in West Palm Beach. After his death, the Mets honored Murphy's memory by wearing a patch on the left sleeve of their uniforms for the rest of the 2004 season.
A sampling of the melodious voice of Bob Murphy from 1973, 1985 and his 2003 farewell. A true Radio Legend and an absolute Met...
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This is a copy of the VHS tape given to attendees of the Mets game at Shea Stadium on Bob Murphy Day where the longtime announcer, who'd been calling games since the team's 1962 inception, was...
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Sep 27, 2022 · Murphy was about to do what he loved one last time, broadcast a Mets’ game from the team’s radio booth at Shea Stadium. Murphy had been diagnosed with lung cancer, and would pass away less than a year later, on August 3, 2004.
Bob Murphy, ASA member and longtime New York Mets sportscaster, died on August 3, 2004, at a hospice in West Palm Beach, Fla., from lung cancer. He was 79. Murphy, who retired after the 2003 season, was a fixture in the Mets broadcast booth since the team’s inception in 1962.
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Sep 19, 2024 · Robert Allen Murphy was born September 19, 1924 in Oklahoma. Bob spent fifty years doing play-by-play of MLB games on television and radio. 41 years of those years were spent with his beloved New York Mets, from their inception in 1962 until his retirement in 2003.
