Oscar Furlong

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Oscar Furlong

Furlong, playing with Gimnasia y Esgrima de Villa del Parque, circa 1950–1953.
Personal information
Born	(1927-10-22)22 October 1927 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died	11 June 2018(2018-06-11) (aged 90)
Listed height	6 ft 2.75 in (1.90 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
College	SMU (1953–1956)
Playing career	1944–1957
Position	Power forward / center
Career history
1944–1957	Gimnasia V. Parque
Career highlights and awards
As player: FIBA World Cup MVP (1950) All-FIBA World Cup Team (1950) 6× Buenos Aires League champion (1945–1948, 1951, 1954)
FIBA Hall of Fame as player
Medals Men’s Basketball Representing  Argentina FIBA World Cup Buenos Aires 1950 Universiade 1953 Dortmund Pan American Games 1951 Buenos Aires 1955 Mexico City

Oscar Alberto Furlong Chretienneau (22 October 1927 – 11 June 2018) was an Argentine basketball player, and tennis player and coach. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. As a basketball player, he was a FIBA World Cup champion in 1950, who also competed at the 1948 Summer Olympic Games, and at the 1952 Summer Olympic Games.^[1] Furlong was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame in September 2007.