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Furman Athletics Hall of Fame

Bruce Gheesling

Bruce Gheesling

  • Class
    1982
  • Induction
    1999
  • Sport(s)
    Football
Covington, Ga.

'82 B.A. Political Science
Linebacker
Three-Year Letterman, Three-Year Starter — 1979-81
Team Captain — 1981
NCAA I-A All-American — 1981 (final Furman I-A All-American before re-classified to I-AA in 1982)
All-Southern Conference — 1979, ‘80, ‘81
All-South Carolina — 1981
Southern Conference Champion — 1980 (9-1-1, 7-0 SoCon) & 1981 (8-3, 5-2 SoCon)
Furman Three-Year Record — 22-10-1 (16-5 vs. SoCon)
Five-Time Southern Conference Player of the Week
Career Tackles — 387
Furman Tackles Leader — 1980, '81
Career Tackles For-Loss — 24
Career Sacks — 4
Career Interceptions — 3
USFL — 1983-85 (Chicago Blitz, Arizona Wranglers, Arizona Outlaws)
Furman Athletic Hall of Fame — 1999
Southern Conference 100th Anniversary Team — 2021

Note: Prior to 2002 the NCAA did not count playoff game statistics in season, career totals

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