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Dennis J. Murphy has covered stories for NBC News from more than 50 countries. As a regular contributor to NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw and Today, his assignments have given him a front-row seat for some of the biggest stories of the last two decades—from wars in the Persian Gulf and Central America to the collapse of the Soviet Empire and the Berlin Wall, and most recently, the war on ...
Dennis Arthur Murphy (September 4, 1926 – July 15, 2021) [1] was an American sports entrepreneur [2] who helped co-found the American Basketball Association (1967–1976) (with Gary Davidson), the World Hockey Association (1972–1979), the original World TeamTennis (1973–1978) with Larry King, [3] Roller Hockey International (1992–1999), and several other trend-setting amateur and ...
the Dennis A. Murphy Trophy, presented to the WHA's best defenceman, was named after him; Dennis J. Murphy (1932–2023), United States Marine Corps general; Dennis M. Murphy, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1993 to 1999; Dennis Murphy (ice hockey, born 1957) , American-French ice hockey player and coach; Denis Murphy ...
Murphy in 1996. Dennis Murphy (January 19, 1934 – November 29, 2010 [1]) was a composer, musician, instrument maker, artist, and playwright. Dennis Murphy was one of the fathers of American gamelan (along with William Colvig). [2] Lou Harrison credits Murphy as being the first North American to build gamelan instruments.
Dennis J. Murphy (8 January 1932 – 28 August 2023) was a major general in the United States Marine Corps who served as commanding officer of the 2nd Marine Division from 1984 until his retirement in 1987. He graduated in 1953 from Georgetown University, where he played for the Georgetown Hoyas basketball team.
Dennis Murphy (August 27, 1932 – October 6, 2005) was a screenwriter and author, known for his 1958 best selling book The Sergeant, for which he wrote the screenplay for the 1968 film of the same name. [1] Murphy was born and raised in Salinas, California. At age 25, his novel The Sergeant was published, and became an international best seller.
League president Dennis Murphy had been involved in the establishment of the American Basketball Association, World Hockey Association and World TeamTennis. RHI hoped to capitalize on the inline skating boom of the early 1990s. Key parts of its success were its stance on no guaranteed contracts, instead teams would all split prize money. [3]
The Dennis A. Murphy Trophy was presented annually to the World Hockey Association's best defenceman. It was named in honour of WHA co-founder Dennis Murphy.