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Furman Athletics Hall of Fame

Rhoten Shetley

Rhoten Shetley

  • Class
    1940
  • Induction
    1982
  • Sport(s)
    Baseball, Football
Union, S.C.

'40 B.A. Education
Football — Back
Three-Year Letterman — 1937-39
All-South Carolina — 1937, ‘38, ‘39
All-Southern Conference — 1939
All-American — 1939
12-0 Win Over South Carolina — 1937
20-0 Win Over Georgia — 1939
20-0 Win Over South Carolina — 1939
Baseball — Pitcher, Catcher
Three-Year Letterman —1938-40
Member of Furman Teams That Defeated Clemson (multiple times) and South Carolina (multiple times)
NFL Draft — 1940 (3rd Round, Brooklyn Dodgers)
NFL Career — 4 Years (Brooklyn Dodgers)
Head Football Coach, Ford (S.C.) High School (Record) — 1947 (0-5)
Head Football Coach, McClenaghan (S.C.) High School (Record) — 1948-50 (14-17-2)
State Champion — 1950 (11-0)
South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame — 1981
Furman Athletic Hall of Fame — 1982
Died January 7, 1993

Updated by Hunter Reid (2/10/25)
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