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2006: Ulster minor winner
That year, the 16-year-old Murphy - in his first year at minor - was part of the Donegal team which won the Ulster title with victory over Antrim at Croke Park with the Glenswilly man kicking three points in a 2-12 to 1-5 win.
They beat Offaly in the All-Ireland quarter-final and then faced a Kerry team featuring future senior All-Ireland winners Tommy Walsh, David Moran, Shane Enright and Johnny Buckley in the semi-final which Kerry won on a 2-13 to 1-10 scoreline.
But for Murphy, it was his first dance on the national stage . . . one he would dominate on for the next decade.
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