height_ft statvalue nationality width birth_date career_start years draft_year team draft_pick image college statlabel name hof_player career_position high_school weight_lb birth_place draft_team career_end draft_round letter career_number height_in bbr article_title
5 17,949 -rrb- 1,165 -lrb- 1.5 spg -rrb- -lrb- 17.9 ppg -rrb- 4,402 -lrb- 4.4 apg american 200 09 may 1948 1970 1970 start -- 1982 end 1970 san diego / houston rockets 18 calvin murphy 1.jpg niagara -lrb- 1967 -- 1970 -rrb- points assists steals calvin murphy calvin-j-murphy guard norwalk -lrb- norwalk , connecticut -rrb- 165 norwalk , connecticut san diego rockets 1983 2 m 23 9 murphca01 calvin murphy

calvin murphy

calvin jerome murphy -lrb- born may 9 , 1948 -rrb- is a retired american professional basketball player who played as a guard for the nba 's san diego/houston rockets from 1970-1983 .
he is a current member of the houston rockets ' root sports tv broadcast team .
he was also the host of espn radio 's `` the calvin murphy show '' .
standing at a height of , murphy has the distinction of being the shortest nba player inducted into the basketball hall of fame as well as play in an nba all-star game .
