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Position | End |
Class | Graduate |
Personal information | |
Born: | South Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | June 21, 1919
Died: | May 15, 1954 Coral Gables, Florida, U.S. | (aged 34)
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight | 197 lb (89 kg) |
Career history | |
College | Florida (1939–1941) |
High school | Martin County (Stuart, Florida) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Forest King Ferguson, Jr. (June 21, 1919 – May 15, 1954), nicknamed Fergie Ferguson, was an American college athlete who attended the University of Florida and was a member of the university's football, boxing, and track and field teams, and later served as a decorated officer in the U.S. Army. He is remembered as one of the most remarkable athletes that the University of Florida ever produced.