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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.
Aug 6, 2004 · The reaction to Bob Murphy's death Tuesday demonstrates the hold that announcers like him have had on fans.
Aug 8, 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.
Murphy died in 2004, he was 79.
Bob Murphy, Original Voice of the New York Mets, Dies. 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.
Aug 4, 2004 · Bob Murphy, the baseball Hall of Fame broadcaster who called New York Mets games from the team’s inception in 1962 until his retirement after last season, died Tuesday. He was 79.
Aug 4, 2004 · Who else could it be? Maybe Tom Seaver, but beyond No. 41, who else is there? Who else built a closer sustained relationship with Mets fans? Yesterday, Murphy, the original and eternal voice of...
