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Gainesville native Reg Murphy grateful for Georgia Sports Hall of Fame induction

Longtime journalist is also former USGA president

Reg Murphy presents Corey Pavin with the U.S. Open Trophy at the conclusions of the 1995 U.S. Open Championship at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, N.Y. - photo by Robert Walker

0315RegMurphy1 — Reg Murphy presents Corey Pavin with the U.S. Open Trophy at the conclusions of the 1995 U.S. Open Championship at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, N.Y. - photo by Robert Walker

As Reg Murphy sat among a distinguished panel of athletic figures recently in Macon, there was one thought he couldn’t shake from his mind. “What is a scrawny quarterback from Gainesville High doing here?” said Murphy, who is now 81 and lives on St. Simons Island. The answer to that tongue-in-cheek question is simple.

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