Duke Murphy

Inducted into the Brockville and Area Sports Hall of Fame: June 9th, 2006

Lyle ‘Duke’ Murphy was an Athens native who was a gifted all-around athlete in any sport he chose to play from 1960s to 1990s.

He excelled at football and basketball at the high school level for the Athens Warriors. He started forward as a hockey player from junior through intermediate levels in Gananoque, Athens, Cornwall, Prescott and Brockville. He was a member of two Ontario Senior Winter Games Championship hockey teams for the Morrisburg Combines.

Duke Murphy was a left-handed pitcher and strong hitter in fastball, being a key player for the Brockville Diggers in junior and juvenile provincial championships. He was sought after finesse pitcher by Brockville, New York State and Kingston baseball teams. Relying on guile as opposed to power for more than 25 years.