Will Furrer
Encyclopedia
William Mason Furrer is a former American football
quarterback
in the National Football League
for the Chicago Bears
, Phoenix Cardinals
, Denver Broncos
, Houston Oilers
, and the St. Louis Rams
.
He was one of only eight people to be named a national recipient of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Scholar Athlete Award in 1991, his senior year.
by the Chicago Bears
in the fourth round of the 1992 NFL Draft
. When he was drafted he was quoted as saying "One of my biggest problems will be trying to figure out whether to call Mike Singletary
mister or sir".
and Jeff Novak
in a firm called Intra Focus Marketing & Advertising with offices in Georgetown, Texas
and Jacksonville, Florida
. He also sits on the Fork Union Military Academy Board of Trustees and is President of the Georgetown Soccer Association Board.
Hall of Fame.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
quarterback
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
for the Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
, Phoenix Cardinals
Arizona Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
, Denver Broncos
Denver Broncos
The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
, Houston Oilers
Tennessee Titans
The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter...
, and the St. Louis Rams
St. Louis Rams
The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,...
.
College career
As a quarterback with Virginia Tech, Furrer became one of the top quarterbacks in school history and he is currently ranked third on the list of all-time career passing leaders for Virginia Tech. Finishing with a career record of 16-18-1, Furrer is, as of 2010, the last full time starting quarterback to have a losing record for Virginia Tech.He was one of only eight people to be named a national recipient of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Scholar Athlete Award in 1991, his senior year.
| Year | |||||
| 1988 | |||||
| 1989 | |||||
| 1990 | |||||
| 1991 | |||||
| Career | |||||
| 4 Years |
NFL Europa career
| Year | Team | ||||||||||||
| 1995 | Amsterdam | ||||||||||||
| 1996 | Amsterdam | ||||||||||||
| Career | |||||||||||||
| 2 Years | |||||||||||||
NFL career
Furrer was draftedNFL Draft
The National Football League Draft is an annual event in which the National Football League teams select eligible college football players and it is their most common source of player recruitment. The basic design of the draft is each team is given a position in the drafting order in reverse order...
by the Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
in the fourth round of the 1992 NFL Draft
1992 NFL Draft
The 1992 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 26–27, 1992. The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft...
. When he was drafted he was quoted as saying "One of my biggest problems will be trying to figure out whether to call Mike Singletary
Mike Singletary
Michael "Mike" Singletary is an American football coach and former professional football player. He is currently the linebacker coach and assistant head coach for the Minnesota Vikings of the NFL....
mister or sir".
| Year | Team | |||||||||||||
| 1992 | Chicago | |||||||||||||
| 1995 | Houston | |||||||||||||
| Career | ||||||||||||||
| 2 Years | ||||||||||||||
After football
Furrer is a partner with Tony BoselliTony Boselli
Don Anthony "Tony" Boselli, Jr. is a former American football offensive tackle. He spent nearly all of his professional career playing for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League ....
and Jeff Novak
Jeff Novak
Jeff Ladd Novak is a former American football offensive lineman who played professionally in the World League of American Football and the National Football League. Novak was born in Arlington Heights, Illinois and considers his city of upbringing to be Clear Lake City outside of Houston, Texas...
in a firm called Intra Focus Marketing & Advertising with offices in Georgetown, Texas
Georgetown, Texas
Georgetown is a city and also the county seat of Williamson County, Texas, United States with a population of 47,400 at the 2010 census. Southwestern University, founded in 1840, is the oldest university in Texas and is located in Georgetown, about 1/2 mile east of the historic square...
and Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...
. He also sits on the Fork Union Military Academy Board of Trustees and is President of the Georgetown Soccer Association Board.
Awards
On June 15, 2006, Furrer was inducted into the Fork Union Military AcademyFork Union Military Academy
Fork Union Military Academy is a private, military boarding school located in the town of Fork Union, Virginia. The school is more commonly known by its acronym FUMA ....
Hall of Fame.
- Pullman High School (Washington): All-league Honors, 1987
- National Recipient of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Scholar Athlete Award, 1991
- One of seven finalists for the Johnny UnitasJohnny UnitasJohn Constantine Unitas , known as Johnny Unitas or "Johnny U", and nicknamed "The Golden Arm", was a professional American football player in the 1950s through the 1970s, spending the majority of his career with the Baltimore Colts. He was a record-setting quarterback, and the National Football...
Golden Arm Award, 1991 - All-Big East Conference Second Team Selection, 1991
Records
- Virginia Tech: Most Pass Completions - 494
- Amsterdam Admirals: Most Passes Attempted in a Season - 368 in 1996