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Ralph Furey
Ralph Furey (College football. Born, New York, NY, June 16, 1903; died, Durango, CO, Nov. 14, 1984.) The first of four brothers to play football at Columbia, Ralph J. Furey captained the 1927 team and then remained with the university’s athletic department for 40 years. Furey became a coach and administrator before serving 25 years […]
George Furey
George Furey (College football. Born, Brooklyn, NY, Mar. 8, 1914; died, Nyack, NY, Jan. 20, 1986.) Co-captain of the 1936 Columbia football team, George Francis Furey returned the opening kickoff 79 yards for a touchdown Nov. 28 to give the Lions another 7-0 victory over Stanford, this time at the Polo Grounds. (Columbia had also […]
