Forever A Brave - A Tribute to Dale Murphy

"If you're a coach, you want him as a player. If you're a father, you want him as a son. If you're a woman, you want him as a husband. If you're a kid, you want him as a father. What else can you say about the guy?" -- Joe Torre

In his final year on the HOF ballot, Murph's children get in on the action

At a time when athletes shun their role model status and are routinely suspended and banned from their respective sports for unlawful conduct, Dale Murphy shouldered the responsibility of being a role model to thousands of children and generously gave of his time and money to numerous charities. Dale is a man of extraordinary talent and character. Unfortunately, many baseball fans suspect that Murphy will be the next victim of the Baseball Writers' oversight and never be voted into the Hall of Fame.

Apparently 400 home runs is pretty much a free ticket to Cooperstown but 398 home runs, back-to-back MVP awards, 5 straight Gold Gloves, and 740 consecutive games, not to mention his character and unsurpassed community service record, is another story. Whether or not Murphy is given his due by the BBWAA, I figure the least I can do is salute him with this page.

He has been a Phillie, a Rockie, and should be a Hall of Famer; but to his fans Dale Murphy will be FOREVER A BRAVE.

Thank you to those who featured "Forever A Brave" in Beckett Baseball Card Monthly, Sports Collectors Digest,
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the book Baseball On The Web . . .


Another case for enshrinement:

The Dale Murphy Induction Society

Tyree's Take on the 2002 Hall of Fame vote

"Hall of Fame Dominance and the History of Total Bases", by Ed Tyree

1999 Hall of Fame Voting Coverage - 2000 Hall of Fame Voting Coverage

"Five who should be in Hall", by Rob Dibble of ESPN.com

Dale Murphy Checklists

Drew Taylor and I have compiled a comprehensive checklist of Murphy-related cards and collectibles. For a preview of it and information on how to get it, click the link above.


PROFILE
EAST SIDE STORY
GETTING PERSONAL
AND THE AWARD GOES TO . . .
COMMUNITY CHEST
THE WRITE STUFF
MURPHY'S "BELIEVE IT OR NOT"
PLAYING FAVORITES
VITAL STATS
Minors
Majors
NLCS
All-Star Game


MULTIMEDIA
MURPHY MEETINGS
THE SOUND OF MURPHY
HOW MANY ATHLETES HAVE A SONG WRITTEN ABOUT THEM?
WHIP OUT THE OLD SCRAPBOOK
PICTURE THIS
Animation (1)
Batting (6)
Poses (3)
Snapshots (16)
Miscellaneous (7)
CARD BOARDS
The 1970's (3)
The 1980's (112)
The 1990's (48)
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SUPPORTERS SPEAK OUT
MEMORIES OF MURPH
CAN I QUOTE YOU?
FANS ACROSS AMERICA

FOR YOUR INFORMATION
"20 QUESTIONS" CONTEST RESULTS
CARD COLLECTOR'S CORNER
MURPHY ELSEWHERE ON THE WEB
GIVING CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE
AW, SHUCKS


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