Background
Murray was born Richard John Murray on October 28, 1892 in Oconto, Wisconsin, the son of Joseph Keady Murray (an Irish native of New Brunswick) and Margaret (Long) Murray (daughter of a Scotch-Irish ship captain in New Brunswick).
Murray was born Richard John Murray on October 28, 1892 in Oconto, Wisconsin, the son of Joseph Keady Murray (an Irish native of New Brunswick) and Margaret (Long) Murray (daughter of a Scotch-Irish ship captain in New Brunswick).
He played at the collegiate level at Marquette University.
After his professional football and baseball (Minot, North Dakota ot the Class C Northern League) career, he was admitted to the bar in 1920 and practiced law in Marinette, was elected mayor nine times (18 years), and also served at various times as city attorney, district attorney, and member of the county board of supervisors, the last for over 20 years.