 In 1968 he was part of the college hurling team that defeated CBS Sexton Street of Limerick to claim the Dr. Harty Cup for the first and only time in their history.Two years later Murphy was captain of the Coláiste Chríost Rí senior football team and won a Corn Uí Mhuirí medal following a defeat of Coláiste Íosagáin from Ballyvourney.The subsequent All-Ireland decider saw St. Malachy's of Belfast, a team featuring future Northern Ireland soccer international Martin O'Neill, provide the opposition.