2005
USFTL National
Hall Of Fame
Ken Whitman – “Murphy”
Induction:
Player/Contributor
Presenter:
David
Loria
City/State:
New
Orleans, LA
Date
of Birth: 4/09/57
Height/Weight:
6’2”
/ 185
Occupation:
Special
Education Teacher & Director of Special Education at
DeLaSalle
High School in New Orleans, LA
Career
as Player: 29
years (1977-2005)
Position:
QB
Team:
Top
Team, Weed Eaters, No Fault Flyers, Retif Oil, Wooden Signs,
Jeff
Tigers, Steve Roberts Plumbing
Number:
8
Nickname:
Murphy
National
Tournament Appearances:
15 years (1981-1995)
National Championship Titles: 1
(1994 “Jeff Tigers” A-Touch)
All-American
Team: (3)
1981 “A-Touch” Offense-1st
Team, 1984
“A-Touch” Offense-1st Team, 1987 “A-Touch” Offense-1st
Team
League Championship Titles:
Over 100 League Championships
Special
Awards: In
1981, 1982 & 1983, won the National College Flag Football Championship and
was voted MVP all three years. MVP
of the Dallas, TX, 8-Man Tournament in 1984.
In 1989 was elected as an Honorary
Member of NIRSA (National Intramural Recreation Sports Association).
In 1984 & 1985 was TV
Analyst of the National College Championships. In 1985 produced and directed
the video “Strategies of Flag Football: 1st & 20”.
In 2004, was inducted into the National
College Flag Football Hall
of Fame. Author of “The
Fundamentals of Flag Football”.
Most
Memorable Moments in Flag Football: In1983,
after winning the National Collegiate Flag Football championship, our team had
the honor of playing an exhibition game before the Sugar Bowl in front of
about 50 people.
MOTTO
"It's Time To Give The Game To The Players"
