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Furman Athletics Hall of Fame

Dewey Proctor

Dewey Proctor

  • Class
    1943
  • Induction
    1982
  • Sport(s)
    Baseball, Football
Lake View, S.C.

B.A. ‘43 Education
Football — Fullback
Three-Year Letterman — 1940-42
Team Captain — 1942
Furman MVP — 1942
All-Southern Conference — 1942
All-South Carolina — 1940, ‘42
20-6 Win Over N.C. State — 1940
25-7 Win Over South Carolina — 1940
6-0 Win Over South Carolina — 1942
Blue-Gray All-Star Game — 1942
Baseball — First Baseman, Second Baseman
Two-Year Letterman — 1941-42
Member Of Furman Teams That Defeated Clemson (multiple times), South Carolina
Served In U.S. Navy In WW2
Great Lakes Blue Jackets (Navy Service Team Football) — 1943 (10-2, Finished No. 6 In Final AP Poll)
13-6 Win Over 18th-Ranked Ohio State — 1943
19-14 Win Over No. 1 Ranked, Eventual National Champion Notre Dame (17 rushes,155 yards, 53-yard TD run) — 1943
NFL Draft — 1943 (3rd Round, New York Giants)
NFL Career — 4 Years (Chicago Rockets, New York Yankees)
Greenville News Furman All-Time Team — 1942
Furman Athletic Hall of Fame — 1982
South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame — 1984
Died July 2, 2009

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