Tag: Athletics

  • Furman’s Dempsey Scores

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    Clint Dempsey, the captain of the United States Men’s National Team and a former Furman men’s soccer standout, scored just 29 seconds into the match and the U.S. grabbed all three points on a late John Anthony Brooks tally in a 2-1 triumph over Ghana in opening round play at the FIFA World Cup on…

  • Cheer for our Champions

    Cheer for our Champions

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    eyoung

    Congratulations to the Lady Paladins!  On Sunday, they won the Southern Conference Championship.  You can read a recap of the exciting game by visiting the athletics’ site.  Women’s soccer was a varsity sport at Furman for the first time in 1994.  Previously it had been a club sport. A 1963 article in The Furman Paladin, shown below, announced the arrival of…

  • Lyles Alley Reception – Nov. 9th

    Lyles Alley Reception – Nov. 9th

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    Special Collections and Archives would like to remind you of the opening remarks and reception for our new exhibition, A Coach for Life: the J. Lyles Alley Collection.  The event will begin at 9:30 am on November 9, 2013 with remarks by Interim President Carl Kohrt, and a reception will follow until 1:00 pm.  For more information about…

  • A Coach for Life

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    A Coach for Life: the Lyles Alley Collection Exhibition Dates: August 23 – June 27, 2014 Opening Remarks by Interim President Carl Kohrt 9:30 am on November 9, 2013Pitts Room, James B. Duke LibraryReception and Open House to follow until 1 pm The son of Spartanburg sharecroppers, J. Lyles Alley is a man whose life…

  • Bisher Books on Display

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    eyoung

    Several years before his retirement as Furman’s president, Dr. David Shi maintained a correspondence with one of Furman’s best known former students, nationally syndicated sports journalist and columnist for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Furman Bisher. Bisher who attended Furman in 1938-1939, was winding down an award-winning career in sports journalism. During part of the conversation Mr.…

  • From the Archives: Celebrating Selvy – February 13, 1954

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    eyoung

    February 13th, 1954 will always be remembered as an amazing night for Furman sports history.  On that date, Paladin Senior, Frank Selvy, scored a record-breaking 100 points in a basketball game against Newberry College.  Even before the opening tip, the game was notable – the first live television broadcast of a college basketball game in…

  • F.U. All the Time!

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    F.U. All the Time! Furman University Memorabilia, 1826-2013 Exhibition Dates: February 1 – May 6, 2013 Furman University and those attached to it have left behind evidence of life on its many campuses, beginning in Edgefield in 1826 and continuing to the present. From the unusual—books containing doodles by James Clement Furman, first president of…

  • 2012 Olympics

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    cc licensed flickr photo shared by david ian roberts In just a few days, the 2012 Olympic Games will begin in London.  We all know the Olympics originated in ancient Greece.  But beyond that, how much do you really know about the Olympics?  If you’re interested in learning more, visit the Library’s display highlighting books…