R.I.P. Benny Murnahan

The Flying Dutchman · Post by **The Flying Dutchman** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 9:19 pm

Former St. Joe, Clay & Notre Dame Head Coach Benny Murnahan passed away today due to cancer. I coached under and against Benny and I can tell you he was a competiter. Murnahan was also a great athlete at PND during his time. For you Ironton folks Murnahan was a 1st cousin to the Gagai family here in town. Thoughts and prayers to the entire Murnahan family.

Mad-Dogg · Post by **Mad-Dogg** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 9:22 pm

thoughts and prayers are with his family from this pirate fan

Ironman92 · Post by **Ironman92** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 10:42 pm

Ben came to Jackson and coached jr high girls and was undefeated his first 2 years (sister was on team)

RIP

sportsfan_1959 · Post by **sportsfan_1959** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 11:30 pm

Ben was a good person, a tremendous teacher, and was certainly in the profession for all the "right" reasons. He cared about kids. People like Ben don't come around often. He will be missed.

ssusoccer · Post by **ssusoccer** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:12 am

Coach Murnahan was the first coach that I worked under when I started my coaching career. Good teacher of the game, he taught me how to study the game, and above all play for the name on front of the shirt, not the name on the back of the shirt.
Thanks Coach
RIP

Frank Reagan · Post by **Frank Reagan** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 9:07 am

Hard to believe. Benny was a good guy. Had many a talk with him on coaching, etc. He was one of a kind. I hadn't seen him in years, but as luck or fate would have it, I had thought about him in the last few weeks or so.

Regulator · Post by **Regulator** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 9:11 am

Does anyone know when the funeral will be and where??

sportsfan_1959 · Post by **sportsfan_1959** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 11:31 am

Ben requested no visitation and no funeral. I believe there will be a Catholic Mass in his memory at a later date.

BlindWhiteHat · Post by **BlindWhiteHat** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 2:38 pm

I played for him at SJ and remember running into him many years after graduation. We always spoke no matter when or where we ran into each other. He was a good guy; it's a shame that he's gone.