FINDING MURPH: How Joe Murpny Went from Winning a Championship to Living Homeless in the Bush
by WESTHEAD, Rick
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- 1443458910
- ISBN 13
- 9781443458917
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HarperCollins, 2020. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. Color & B&W era photo section. CONDITION: What makes this book "as new" - a short remainder mark bottom edges. UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 2020 HarperCollins hardcover (red boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. Color & B&W era photo section. CONTENT: JOE MURPHY HAD IT ALL. In 1986, he became the first college-educated hockey player selected first overall in the NHL entry draft. He won a Stanley Cup in Edmonton four years later. But since then, his life has taken a tragic turn, largely due to the untreated brain injuries he suffered as a player. Murphy's life didn't begin on a track that would lead to homelessness. He was smart, dedicated to hockey and was a key player for the Oilers, Red Wings and Blackhawks, among other teams. But one vicious body check changed his life forever. Despite being shaken by the hit, Murphy was cleared to return to the game. Soon after, his entire life seemed to change. Murphy became a journeyman, moving from team to team. Along the way, other NHLers said they noticed something different about him, too. Murphy wasn't acting like himself and soon found himself out of the NHL entirely. Eventually, Murphy became homeless. In the spring of 2018, Murphy made his way to Kenora, Ontario, where he lived in the bush, spending his days outside a local convenience store, muttering to himself and taking handouts of food and drinks from passersby. The player who had once set the NHL aflame now slept by the side of the road in the unforgiving North. In Finding Murph, Rick Westhead traces the true story of Joe Murphy and examines the role of the NHL in the downward spiral of one of the league's most promising players.
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- Title
- FINDING MURPH: How Joe Murpny Went from Winning a Championship to Living Homeless in the Bush
- Author
- WESTHEAD, Rick
- Illustrator
- Color & B&W era photo section
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 1443458910
- ISBN 13
- 9781443458917
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Date Published
- 2020
- Keywords
- NHL, SPORTS, Sports injuries, Sports head injuries, hockey players, Hockey injuries, brain damage, CTE,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biographies & Memoirs; Sports; Medical/Medicine; Sports: History; Sports: Hockey; Sports: Sports Injuries; Sports: CTE;
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