Josh Murphy earned a total of six varsity letters - four in football and two in baseball. He was a two  way player in football including punting duties. In baseball he was an outfielder but played multiple  positions when needed.  

As a freshman Josh made an impact in football as a punter. By the middle of his sophomore year, he  started on defense and became a mainstay there as a junior and a senior. Says High School Coach, Rob  Dement, “He was so smart we could utilize him as a linebacker or a safety on defense. For the same  reason we could play him in multiple positions on offense.” He earned recognition in 2005 when he  was Second Team All Division. By 2007 the awards included First Team All Division, Honorable  Mention All Southwest Ohio, and Top Special Teams Award. 

Josh’s most memorable football moment was being part of an eight play goal line stand against  Springfield South his senior year. He says, “I think what makes something like that so special is you get to share the extreme joy with the same teammates with whom you’ve shared off-season workouts, long  practices, and difficult losses.”  

Josh lettered two years in baseball. He earned Second Team All Area and Second Team All Division in 2007. In 2008 he was Team MVP, First Team All Division, and First Team All Area. He was multi-faceted, excelling both in the field and at bat. He could also run, leading the team in stolen bases.  

Defensively, he excelled mostly in left field but also at second, third, and shortstop with a fielding  percentage of .953. He sometimes pitched to close out a game, sporting a 0.95 era. Varsity Coach Dave  Fisher, shares that he was so smart that he could handle this. According to JV Coach, Kent Drake, he  had a rocket of an arm. He had a reputation and teams wouldn’t even attempt to run on him. 

But at the plate he dominated. His .618 batting average his senior year is the school record and was 14th best all time in Ohio in 2008 – currently 16th best all time in Ohio. His career batting average of .508  was 16th best in Ohio as of 2008 and today is 21st. His 55 hits that year remains the school record. His  32 RBI’s led the team. Amazingly he batted 108 times that year and struck out only once! As a  senior Josh had to make a small adjustment in his swing due to a football shoulder injury. He sacrificed  power to make contact and feels this is why he had the senior year he did.  

Note that all three coaches began their comments regarding Josh with, “What a Great Kid!”  

After high school he played football on two undefeated regular season teams at Case Western. He  played baseball at Case Western and Ohio Northern carrying a career 300 plus average. 

Josh currently lives in Beavercreek with his wife, Cortney, and two children, Reagan and Maverick.