Walter "Pete" Murphy (October 27, 1872 – January 12, 1946) was an American college football player, lawyer, and state legislator.
He was a prominent center for the North Carolina Tar Heels football team of the University of North Carolina. Murphy was selected as a substitute for the All-Southern team of 1895.
The 1892 Tar Heels claim a mythical Southern championship.
Murphy was an avid campaigner for the Democratic Party.