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Oscar Furlong - former SMU player in the 50s
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Mon Apr 14, 2008 3:21 pmby ELTORO
Attach below a fascinating article on Oscar Furlong from Argentina - an SMU graduate and top basketball star of the 1950s.
http://www.irlandeses.org/0803kennedyc1.htm
Posted:
Mon Apr 14, 2008 3:23 pmby Stallion
well I guess I don't know everything after all!!!!
Posted:
Mon Apr 14, 2008 3:39 pmby White Helmet
Are you kidding Stallion I looked him up in Rivals and he was a 3 star with offers from Duke and Kentucky.
Posted:
Mon Apr 14, 2008 4:23 pmby ELTORO
Thanks for that White Helmet - didn't know he had an offer from Duke as well.
Posted:
Mon Apr 14, 2008 4:30 pmby Stallion
Is this the guy that "The Most Interesting Man in the World" commmercials were written about?
Posted:
Mon Apr 14, 2008 6:35 pmby 50's PONY
Oscar Furlong came to SMU from Buenos Aires because one of his best friends was also here to play tennis. Matt Murphy, who was a wonderful tennis player here in the middle 50's, was the son of the Irish Ambassador to Argentina and an internationally known tennis player. While the article about Oscar is very interesting to read he was never a factor here in basketball and gave it up to play tennis. He and Murphy were a tremendous doubles team at SMU.