Joshua Furnas
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elmira, New York, U.S.
| No. 2 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 16, 1984 Elmira, New York, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College |
|
Joshua Furnas (born December 16, 1984) is an American former football player, social advocate, and co-founder of Selfless Tee.[1]
Furnas was born in Elmira, New York and attended high school at Elmira Free Academy. Furnas was a three-year starter on both the varsity football and baseball teams. In 2003, Furnas was also awarded "Twin Tiers Defensive Player of the year" by the Elmira Star-Gazette.[2] Furnas was also a co-recipient of EFA's Male Athlete of the Year award.
College career
Furnas played four seasons at University at Albany, SUNY.[3] He missed the entire 2003 and 2004 seasons due to injury; he was granted a medical red shirt his first year. In 2005, Josh hauled in seven catches for 101 yards.[4] In 2006, Josh's final season, he caught seven passes for 90 yards and one touchdown.[5] Josh's lone touchdown was against the then nationally ranked University of Delaware Blue Hens.
After college
In 2007, Furnas graduated from Albany with a degree in business. Furnas spent the next few years as general manager of the Big Moose Deli & Country Store in Hoosick, New York.[6] Furnas, along with former Albany teammate Danny Bocanegra, co-founded Selfless Tee.[7] Selfless Tee is a for-profit organization geared toward making "fashionable clothing with a social conscience."[8]
In March 2010, Selfless Tee was awarded a $50,000 Pepsi Refresh Project.[9]
In January 2013, Furnas was featured in a San Francisco Chronicle news article about young entrepreneurs living in pop-up rentals. Furnas pays to rent a living room closet in a Bayview house of an Ecuadorian family of 7.[10]
