Patrick Murray to be Inducted into Fordham Athletic Hall of Fame

Bronx, N.Y. - Today is day five of the release of the Fordham Athletic Hall of Fame, Class of 2019, and we'll move out to Coffey Field for our next honoree as Patrick Murray is next on the list of distinguished Rams. He joins head track and field/cross country coach Tom Dewey, head golf coach Paul Dillon, men's track and field standout David Rosa, softball record-setter Jen Mineau, and Atlantic 10 multi-event swimming winner Brienne Ryan in the class of 2019 and will be among the eleven inductees who will be announced over the next week.
 
Murray will join the likes of Frankie Frisch, Vince Lombardi, Wellington Mara and Vin Scully in the Fordham Athletics Hall of Fame when the new class is inducted on Saturday, April 27, 2019, at 583 Park, during the Fordham Athletics Gala and Hall of Fame ceremony.
 
As part of the Gala, Fordham will also present the Victory Bell Award as well as honor all current Fordham Athletic Hall of Famers. The Victory Bell will be presented to an individual or individuals who have brought distinction and honor to Fordham University Athletics through achievements not related to competition, coaching and/or administration. The honoree(s) will be selected by the Hall of Fame Committee and will embody a sense of leadership and passion for Fordham Athletics and serve as inspiration to the Fordham Athletics Family.
 
A consensus All-American placekicker in 2012, Murray was a recipient of a prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship as well as the Fred Mitchell Award as the top non-NCAA FBS placekicker in the nation. He was also named the 2012 College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) Placekicker of the Year.
 
Murray was named an ECAC All-Star and First Team All-Patriot League selection at both placekicker and punter as a senior. He led the NCAA FCS with 25 field goals in 2012 and ranked second in the NCAA FCS in punting average in 2012.
 
Murray set school and Patriot League records for most field goals (25) and points scored (105) in a season in 2012. He holds the school record for punting average in a season (46.0), set in 2012, and is ranked fourth on the Fordham career field goals made list with 36.
 
As a junior in 2011, Murray was named Second Team All-America by the Beyond College Sports Network and Third Team All-America by the Associated Press and The Sports Network after he punted 49 times for 2,160 yards, an average of 44.1 yards/punt. He led the Patriot League and ranked third in the NCAA FCS in punting average in 2011.

Murray signed a free agent contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2014 and also served as the starting placekicker for the team in 2017.