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Forrest Wakefield

Forrest Wakefield

  • Class
    1936
  • Induction
    1999
  • Sport(s)
    Honorary Inductee
Greenville, S.C.

‘36 B.S. Economics & Business Administration
Football — Offensive Guard, Linebacker
Four-Year Letterman — 1932-35
South Carolina Champion — 1932 (8-1)
Three-Year Record — 27-7-2 (20 shutouts)
1932 Team Outscored The Opposition 169-19 (shut out its final seven opponents) 
14-0 Win Over South Carolina — 1932
7-0 Win Over Clemson — 1932
6-0 Win Over Clemson — 1933
3-2 Win Over Wake Forest — 1934
9-0 Win Over Wake Forest — 1935
20-7 Win Over South Carolina — 1935
8-6 Win Over Clemson — 1935
Member of Furman Teams That Posted 5-2-1 Combined Record Versus South Carolina & Clemson
Basketball — Guard
Two-Year Letterman — 1934-35
Member of Furman Teams That Defeated N.C. State & South Carolina
Captain, United States Army
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Carroll H. Jones Award (S.C. Underwriters Association) — 1988
Board of Directors, Paladin Club
President, Letterman’s Association, Paladin Club
President, Greenville Lions Club
Melvin Jones Fellow Award — 1997
Board of Directors, Boy’s Home of the South
Furman Athletic Hall of Fame — 1999 (Honorary)
Witnessed Over 700 Furman Football Games During His Lifetime
Died July 16, 2001

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