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John Laney Plyler oversaw a transformation of Furman during a long lasting presidency of 25 years, from 1939 to 1964. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Furman University, and was trained at the Harvard Law School. Under his presidency, land was bought for the new campus and Furman moved from downtown Greenville to its current location. 11.
Dick Sheridan (August 9, 1941 – July 6, 2023) was an American college football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Furman University from 1978 to 1985 and North Carolina State University from 1986 to 1992, compiling a career college football record of 121–52–5.
Furman University is a private university in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1826 and named after Baptist pastor Richard Furman , [ A 2 ] the liberal arts university is the oldest private institution of higher learning in South Carolina.
Judy Clare Clarke (born 1952) is an American criminal defense attorney who has represented several high-profile defendants such as Ted Kaczynski, Eric Rudolph, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Joseph Edward Duncan, Zacarias Moussaoui, Jared Lee Loughner, Robert Gregory Bowers, Burford Furrow, Lisa Montgomery and Susan Smith.
Hampton began her college career playing tennis for Furman University. She went on to be an honors graduate and champion tennis player at Presbyterian College. Hampton led the school team, the Blue Hose, to three consecutive South Atlantic Conference women's tennis tournament titles. She was undefeated in three years of conference singles play. [2]
Selvy was hired to replace Alley as head coach at Furman beginning in the 1966–67 season. His Furman teams finished 9–15, 13–14, 9–17 and 13–13 in his four seasons. His brother, Charles Selvy, was a top player on his Furman teams. [29] He was replaced as head coach by Joe Williams in 1970. Overall, Selvy led Furman to a 44–59 mark.
Darrell Floyd (May 11, 1932 – March 7, 2000) [1] [2] was an American college basketball All-American while playing for Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina from 1953 to 1956. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] He was a two-time national scoring champion , two-time Consensus NCAA Division I All-America Second Team selection, two-time South Carolina Player ...
His alma mater, Furman University, offers a scholarship in his name. [15] The Furman University Herman W. Lay Physical Activities Center is named after him. [16] The Lay Ornamental Garden in the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden is named after him. [17] In 1975, Lay received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement. [18]