2020 Hampshire Honor Society Members
EAST STROUDSBURG – East Stroudsburg University senior offensive lineman
Levi Murphy has been named to the National Football Foundation (NFF) Hampshire Honor Society, as announced by the organization on Wednesday morning.
To be eligible for nomination for the Honor Society, student-athletes must have completed their final year of playing eligibility in 2019, achieved a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 or higher and been starters or significant contributors throughout the 2019 season.
Murphy started all 11 games for the Warriors in 2019 at left guard. He helped the team rack up 2,340 passing yards and 1,353 on the ground on the year, and the Warrior offense ranked sixth in the PSAC with 30.7 points per game.
Murphy also excelled in the classroom at ESU, posting a 3.90 cumulative GPA as a secondary education and history major. He earned Dean's List honors in each semester at ESU, and is also a three-year member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, serving as the organization's President in 2018-19.
Murphy collected many academic awards during his time at ESU, including CoSIDA Academic All-America accolades, Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar honors, PSAC Scholar-Athlete recognition, the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award, and 2018 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team honors.
Murphy has also been actively involved with many community service initiatives, including helping with Read Across America, the Salvation Army, Breakfast with the Warriors, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Be the Match Foundation, and the Special Olympics.
An impressive 1,432 players throughout all divisions of college football qualified for membership in the Honor Society's 14th year. Murphy is the 25th player in ESU program history to earn a spot on the list.