Chester Murphy

Quarterback / Kicker

Multnomah Amatuer Athletic Club

A former Stanford University star and captain of the 1900 team, Chester led the Winged M's to a great 1903 season capped by a January 1904 victory over the Reliance Athletic Club out of California then continued his dominance over the 1904 season being handed the keys to the team as head coach by Hall of Famer George McMillian.

The Winged M's started the season 1-1-1 including a loss to the University of California Berkeley and a tie with Stanford University primarily due to the absence of Murphy who did not make the trip to California.  When Murphy returned, the MAAC was virtually an untouchable defensive team.

Facing the University of Oregon, it was Chester Murphy setting up the winning touchdown with a 65-yard kickoff return to the Oregon 25 in a 7-0 victory over the collegians.

Defensively struggling with Willamette College in a game the clubmen won 6-0, it was Murphy holding the edge with his tackling and kicking to pin the college men deep in their own territory on booming punts and it was his powerful leg again that booted the M's to victory over the Oregon Ag College in a Christmas battle winning 11-10.  Before that winning kick, it was Chester, who made one of many great open field ankle tackles that prevented touchdowns after his teammates had been flattened by viscous stiff-arms or hurdled by the college runners.

The Winged M's would finish with a 9-2-1 record seven of eight victories would follow in shut-out fashion to go with split games with the Seattle Athletic Club, Murphy leading the charge in the New Years 1905 return win over the SAC.

Prior to the football season, "Chet" Murphy was playing for the MAAC baseball team as a standout infielder.