Finding Joe Murphy: How Red Wings' No. 1 pick became homeless

NBC Sports ^ | 23 Aug 2018 | Charlie Roumeliotis

[Buckeye McFrog]

There are many more beneficial local climates in which one could be homeless, and eliminate the survival concern of not freezing to death during ~1/2 of each year. I’m sure he could hitch a ride to one.

According to Wikipedia he lived on the streets of Costa Rica for a year before they deported him back to Canada.

[V_TWIN]

He should just do the convenience stores....what a trip. Black folks sure seem to have a problem with middle eastern convenience store owners/operators. I’ve been in a million convenience stores, never had a hostile interaction like that...ever.

[PGR88]

If I remember correctly, Terrell Owens declared bankruptcy about 2 years after leaving football (where he earned $80 million - $40 million after taxes)

[Hot Tabasco]

Here's a link to the documentary. It brought tears to my eyes.......

I've interacted with homeless people with alcohol problems and none of them exhibited the loss of muscular control that Murphy is going thru now. There's something definitely wrong with his brain function.

With that being said, he did approach the NHL for help but they turned him down........No, they let him down.......This is a tragedy.

https://www.tsn.ca/tsn-originals/video/tsn-original-finding-murph~1466368

[golux]

Seemed a little strange the interview seemed to have been taken with a hidden camera. (Behind the front car seat, at a distance, seemingly from a concealed, low position...)

[Buckeye McFrog]

The story is looking all too much like that of former Steeler Hall of Famer Mike Webster.

[DUMBGRUNT]

In 2017, Murphy was living in Costa Rica but was deported back to Canada. “When he did go to Costa Rica, he was homeless, living on the streets,” said Rick Kozuback, Murphy’s junior hockey coach in Penticton, British Columbia. “We worked with the consulate, trying to get him help, getting him out of there. He didn’t want to at the time. But he ended up being forced to leave.”

[Hot Tabasco]

Just read Webster’s history, another tragedy.....

[Jack Hammer]

Yup.

You said it.

Gotta be careful every day, all the time.