Murray was born shortly after the outbreak of the Second World War. His earliest memory of his father was when Joe Tucker became the emcee of the kiddies show at the Enright Theatre in East Liberty.

On the fourth of July, 1944, with his brother, Bob and Bob’s friend, Alan Berman, Murray attended his first baseball game. The first football game he attended was in 1949 when the Steelers were trounced by Bill Dudley, Sammy Baugh and the Redskins. The fans in the stands were constantly booing “Bullet Bill.” That same year was his introduction to his other lifetime obsession with Pittsburgh Sports, attending a hockey game and sitting in the balcony behind the goal.

Although he could have been a high school swimmer, he decided to follow in his brother’s footsteps and become a manager of the Allderdice basketball team that was then coached by the legendary John Irwin. When Coach Irwin retired in 1956, Murray became the sports editor of the high school paper, succeeding Murray Chass who went on to a career with the New York Times.

At Oberlin College, he joined the swim team and stayed with it for two years. As a junior he became the Sports Director of the college radio station, broadcasting football and basketball games back to the dorms.

His relationship with sports essentially ended with his graduation from College and picked up only after his father’s death in 1986. Notes that his father left were cared for by his sister, Lynne and his brother, Bob. Until he started taking long vacations in 1996, Murray had little time to go through the notes that were sent to him. He began writing that year and posted several chapters of what was to become the book, Screamer, on the internet. The company providing the website decided to close, and Murray found that he could not find sufficient concentrated time to edit and write while working full time.

In 2003 he saw retirement coming and joined a group of writers in Steamboat Springs. With their encouragement, he continued to sort material, write and edit the biography of his father that was completed in 2007.

In addition he keeps himself busy hiking, swimming and keeping in shape. He also enjoy writing about political issues for the local newspaper. His wife, JoAnne, who inspired and assisted him in writing Screamer is an artist of special talent. You can visit her web site at www.joannetuckerart.com.