Born on 22nd October 1927, in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nationality: Argentinean
Height: 1.88 m
Position: Power forward/Center
Enshrined as a player in the FIBA Hall of Fame on 12th September 2007
Clubs:
- Gimnasia y Esgrima de Villa del Parque: 1944-1956
- Southern Methodist University (NCAA): 1953-1956
Club Highlights:
- 6 times Champion of Buenos Aires (the Argentinean national championship was only created in 1984): 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1951 and 1954
National Team Highlights:
- 50 appearances with the Argentinean National Team from 1947 to 1955: participated in 2 Olympic Games (London 1948 and Helsinki 1952) and in the Buenos Aires 1950 World Championship
- World Champion in Buenos Aires 1950
- Gold medalist in the World University Games of 1953 in Dortmund
- 2 times Silver medalist in the Pan American Games: Buenos Aires 1951 and Mexico City 1955
Individual Highlights:
- After the 1948 London Games, Furlong received a formal offer to join the Minneapolis Lakers (NBA), but declined it. The Baltimore Bullets where not successful either
- MVP and Top Scorer of the 1950 World Championship in Buenos Aires
- Furlong introduced the jump-shot in Argentina after learning it during his three seasons in the Southern Methodist University (Division I, NCAA)
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