For this free response this week I would like to talk about a legend in the Athletic Training. Knowing where the field of athletic training started from is something that every athletic trainer or anyone looking into athletic training should probably know. The big improvement of this field is phenomenal! The new styles and techniques of this field will blow the away the old traditions learned once upon ago, but Michael C. Murphy is the most remarkable Athletic Trainer this paved the way for everyone in this professional field.
Michael C. Murphy was born on February 26, 1961 Westboro, Massachusetts. Growing up as a kid he fell in love with sports and wrapped his life completely around it. He involved himself with participating in six-day foot races around the country, he picked up the love for boxing, and also played in the minor baseball league. After his athletic days were over he used what he learned from his fellow athletes and became a trainer. After playing sports all those years he had a natural ability to point out problems with athletes and as well as know how to train them.
His fame sky rocketed after training and healing the famous boxer John L. Sullivan. After this ability that he naturally had he established his very own training camp in Westboro. One of his most highest honors he had held during his life was being the athletic trainer of the United States Olympic team of 1900.
Michael C. Murphy or "Mike" was a very successful and intelligent man. The field of athletic training will always be indebted to him. He was an athlete, a trainer, but most important a teacher to next generations. In 1962, Michael C. Murphy was inducted in the NATA Hall of Fame and he'll be there forever.
Work Citied:
"Michael C. Murphy (1861 - 1913)." Penn University Archives & Records. University of Pennsylvania , n.d. Web. 3 Apr 2014. <http://www.archives.upenn.edu/people/1800s/murphy_mike.html>.
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