Jim Murray, a former general manager of the Eagles and co-founder of the Ronald McDonald House, died on Monday, his Godson and 94 WIP radio host Rob Ellis announced .

Murray was 87.

A West Philadelphia native and a Villanova University graduate, Murray found his way to the Eagles in 1969 as a part of their public relations staff, then worked his way up to becoming the team's GM ahead of the 1974 season.

Over the nine years that followed – until he was fired in 1982 – Murray hired Dick Vermeil as the head coach, landed Bill Bergey out of the WFL's collapse, and swung the trade with the Rams for Ron Jaworski in a series of moves that helped to eventually assemble the Eagles roster that won an NFC title in 1980.

Murray's greatest impact came off the field, though.

He co-founded the Ron

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