In his first practice last year after recovering from arm surgery, Murphy crashed to the floor and suffered a concussion. When I woke up I was in the emergency room. It was a pretty serious injury. The injury only hardened his resolve to compete this year on the Temple gymnastics team. His parents, however, were less thrilled with his decision.
Parents are parents.
They knew that there was a chance that another fall could lead to a serious head injury. We discussed it the whole year. High-flying Aaron Murphy hopes his return to the men's gymnastics team will help the Owls soar to a division title. Murphy was forced to sit out all last season following a serious concussion. It's self-pride that prompted me to come back.