Bob Murphy, associate director of athletics for sports medicine and nutrition, has been with the Georgia State staff since 2007. In addition to serving as the head athletic trainer for football, he oversees all aspects of the sports medicine and nutrition departments.
Murphy originally came to Georgia State in 2007 as head athletic trainer and was elevated to assistant athletic director in 2008. He was named the associate athletic director in 2011. Previously, he worked directly with the men’s and women’s basketball programs.
Murphy joined the GSU staff from the United States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., where he served as assistant athletic trainer, working with the football, men’s basketball and baseball teams.
He serves as secretary for the College Athletic Trainers’ Society.
Murphy earned his bachelor of science degree in sports medicine at Marietta College in 1998, and then he completed his master of science degree in exercise science at Syracuse in 2000.
A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Murphy is married to the former Josephine Lee, and the couple has two sons, Benjamin and Jason.
