12 Facts About Calvin Murphy

1.

Calvin Murphy says he was "bullied into it" as his mother and all six of her sisters were twirlers.

2.

In 1977, at the height of his basketball career in Houston, Calvin Murphy won the Texas State Men's Twirling Championship.

3.

Calvin Murphy played basketball for Norwalk High School, where he was All-State three times and All-America twice.

4.

Calvin Murphy is a member of the Connecticut Coaches Association Hall of Fame and a Connecticut Sportswriters Gold Key Award winner.

5.

Calvin Murphy attended Niagara University, where he was a three-time All-American.

6.

Calvin Murphy is a member of the Alpha Nu Omega chapter of the Iota Phi Theta fraternity, being initiated alongside fellow future Hall of Famer Elvin Hayes.

7.

Calvin Murphy was drafted by the San Diego Rockets as the first pick in the second round of the 1970 NBA draft.

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8.

That postseason run, on April 17,1981, Calvin Murphy led the Rockets to a decisive Western Conference Semifinals Game 7 win over the San Antonio Spurs with 42 points, a postseason career high.

9.

Calvin Murphy was one of the best free-throw shooters in league history, setting NBA records for most consecutive free throws made and for the highest free throw percentage in a single season, though both records have since been broken.

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Calvin Murphy set many other records within the Rockets organization, including that of all-time leading scorer until that record was broken in 1994 by Hakeem Olajuwon.

11.

Calvin Murphy was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993.

12.

Calvin Murphy hosted The Calvin Murphy Show on ESPN Radio's Houston affiliate from 2007 until its cancellation in January 2010.