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Furman Athletics Hall of Fame

Lee Rhame

James Lee Rhame

  • Class
    1921
  • Induction
    1981
  • Sport(s)
    Baseball, Football
Holly Hill, S.C.

B.A. ‘21
Football — Halfback
Three-Year Letterman — 1917-18, ‘20
Team Captain — 1918
South Carolina Champion — 1920 (9-1)
7-6 Win Over Wake Forest — 1917
17-0 Win Over Wake Forest — 1920
14-0 Win Over Clemson — 1920
Greenville News Furman All-Time Team — 1942
Baseball — Shortstop
Four-Year Letterman —1917-20
Team Captain — 1920
South Carolina Champion — 1920 (11-8)
Member of Furman Teams That Defeated South Carolina (multiple times), Clemson (multiple times), Walke Forest, Auburn
Head Coach, Florence (S.C.) High School (Record) — 1922-39 (63-64-13)
Head Coach, Macedonia (S.C.) High School (Record) — 1947-48 (0-9)
Head Coach, Holly Hill (S.C.) High School (Record) — 1949-54 (22-18-2)
South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame — 1979
Furman Athletic Hall of Fame — 1981 (Charter Member)

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