Furman University

Spartanburg, S.C.

B.A. ‘33 Economics
Football — Running Back
Three-Year Letterman — 1930-32
All-South Carolina — 1932
South Carolina Champion — 1932 (8-1, finished season with seven consecutive shutout wins, outscored opposition 169-19)
Furman Three-Year Record — 19-6-3 (15 shutouts)
14-13 Win Over Florida — 1930
14-0 Win Over South Carolina — 1930
73-Yard Touchdown Run In 34-6 Win Over Richmond — 1931
36-6 Win Over Wake Forest — 1931
42-Yard Touchdown Run In 33-7 Win Over The Citadel — 1931
14-0 Win Over South Carolina — 1932
7-0 Win Over Clemson — 1932
Basketball — Forward
Three-Year Letterman — 1931-33
Furman Three-Year Record — 41-11 (.788)
26-17 Win Over South Carolina —1931
21-11 Win Over South Carolina — 1931
51-21 Win Over Florida — 1931
24-22 Win Over Clemson — 1931
31-24 Win Over South Carolina —1932
24-18 Win Over Clemson — 1932
22-19 Win Over South Carolina  — 1932
23-19 Win Over Clemson — 1932
27-26 Win Over Clemson — 1933
Track & Field — Sprints
Four-Year Letterman
Baseball — Shortstop
One-Year Letterman — 1933
Furman One-Year Record 8-10-1 (1933; Furman did not field a baseball team in 1931 & ‘32)
6-5 Win Over South Carolina (11 innings)
6-4 Win Over Clemson
4-1 Win Over Clemson
Head Basketball Coach, Southern Bleachery Basketball Teams — 1930s
Head Football Coach, Miami (Fla.) High School (9-0) — 1942 (crowned mythical national champion by National Sports News Service) 
Served In U.S. Navy In WWII
Head Basketball Coach, Furman (Record) — 1946-49; 1951-66 (249-257; 117-137 vs. SoCon)
Recruited, Coached Furman All-Americans Frank Selvy, Darrell Floyd & Jerry Smith
NCAA’s Most Improved Team — 1951-52 (18-6)
Frank Selvy & Darrell Floyd Led NCAA In Scoring Four Consecutive Years — 1953-56
Coached Furman To First 20-Win Season In Program History — 1952-53 (21-6)
Coached Furman To First Consecutive 20-Win Seasons In Program History — 1952-53 (21-6), 1953-54 (20-9)
Coached Furman To 21 Wins Over South Carolina
Coached Furman To 18 Wins Over Clemson
Coached Furman To 11 Wins Over Virginia Tech
Coached Furman To 4 Wins Over Georgia Tech
Coaches Furman To 3 Wins Over Wake Forest
Coached Furman To 2 Wins Over Georgia, West Virginia, & Florida State
Coached Furman To Wins Over Duke, Miami, Fla., LSU, TCU, & Mississippi
Watauga Invitational Champion — 1958 (d. Southern Mississippi, 83-75, Southwestern Louisiana, 89-74)
Poinsettia Classic Champion — 1960 (d. LSU, 56-55 3OT, The Citadel, 62-56 2OT)
Head Baseball Coach, Furman (Record) — 1946-49; 1951-53; 1967 (69-96-1. 419)
Coached Furman To Multiple Wins Over Georgia & South Carolina, and Wins Over Clemson, N.C. State, West Virginia, Georgia Tech
Athletics Director, Furman —1956-75
Athlete, Coach, Administrator Jersey Retired
South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame — 1968
Furman Athletic Hall of Fame — 1981 (Charter Member)
Alley Gymnasium Namesake — 1993
Died March 6, 1990

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