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12 Facts About Yo Murphy

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Llewellyn P "Yo" Murphy was born on May 11,1973 and is an American former professional gridiron football player of multiple leagues.

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Yo Murphy was originally signed by the BC Lions in the Canadian Football League as an undrafted free agent in 1993; he played college football at Idaho.

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Yo Murphy played college football at the University of Idaho in Moscow.

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Yo Murphy played for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League in 1999.

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In 2001, Yo Murphy played for the Las Vegas Outlaws of the XFL.

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Yo Murphy signed with the St Louis Rams of the NFL in 2001, where he went on to play in the Super Bowl.

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Yo Murphy signed with the Kansas City Chiefs on December 17,2002.

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Yo Murphy went undrafted in the 2006 CFL Dispersal Draft after the suspension of the Renegades' franchise, but signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in September 2006.

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Yo Murphy culminated his career as a member of the Riders' Grey Cup winning team in 2007.

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On November 28,2007, it was announced that Yo Murphy had retired from professional football.

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Yo Murphy is the only player ever to play in the regular seasons of the CFL, NFL, XFL and NFL Europe, as well as the only player to suit up for the Super Bowl, Grey Cup and World Bowl championship games.

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Yo Murphy is currently the co-owner of Performance Compound in Tampa, Florida, and was married in November 2014.