Calvin Jerome Murphy
Calvin Jerome Murphy (born May 9, 1948) 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 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m), Murphy has the distinction of being the shortest NBA player inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Calvin Murphy wear jersey number 23. At just 5’9″ tall, Houston Rockets great Calvin Murphy is officially the shortest member of the Basketball Hall of Fame. He never led the league in scoring, assists, or steals, and he only made one All-Star Game appearance. However, Murphy averaged 17.9 points per game for his 13-year NBA career, maxing out at 25.6 in 1977-78. And that was good enough to get him into the Hall of fame, and to get his No. 23 retired by the Houston Rockets.