 That year he won his first senior All-Ireland medal, before winning a Railway Cup medal with Munster and a second All Star Award for football.In 1977 Murphy claimed his second All-Ireland hurling medal in-a-row, together with his second Railway Cup medal in-a-row.1978 saw Murphy was instrumental in helping Cork to complete a remarkable three All-Ireland hurling victories in-a-row, marking the team out as one of the greatest of all-time.