Pat Murphy was one of the best athletes to come from Fishtown in the 1990s. He was a 2-time All-Catholic in soccer and played on the 1994 PCL finalists’ team. He was also the shortstop for the Falcons 1995 Championship baseball team. He was named All-Catholic in baseball after his senior season as a catcher as well.
Murphy would go on to play both soccer and baseball at Temple University from 1996 to 2000. His brother Sean who passed away suddenly in 2016 was a talented minor league baseball pitcher with the Oakland Athletics farm team.