Joshua Furnas
| Albany Great Danes – No. 2 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Wide Receiver |
| Class | Graduated 2007 |
| Major | Business |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 16, 1984 Elmira, NY |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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Joshua Furnas (born December 16, 1984) is a former American football player, social advocate, and co-founder of Selfless Tee.[1]
Early years
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]
Misophonia
Furnas is a sufferer and well known awareness advocate of 'Hatred of Sound' Disorder, Misophonia.[11] On May 18, 2012 Furnas was featured on ABC's news magazine television show, 20/20,[12] openly speaking about his battle with misophonia.
TEDx
In 2012, Furnas began participating in independently organized TEDx events promoting his ideas for social innovation.[13]
On November 10, 2012, Furnas was featured at TEDx Chemung River in New York.[14] The topic which Furnas spoke of was "The Art of the Tee: Fashioning a Better World".[15]
References
- ^ http://www.albany.edu/news/campus_news_9419.php
- ^ http://www.ualbanysports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=15800&ATCLID=877415
- ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=152411
- ^ http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/boxscore?gid=200511190161
- ^ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/ncaa/players/8044/
- ^ http://www.yelp.com/biz/big-moose-deli-and-country-store-hoosick-falls
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-05-22. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.selflesstee.com
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-01-22. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlWHLx9PTE4
- ^ https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2012/05/18/safer-for-misophonics-2020s-misophonia-coverage/
- ^ http://www.ted.com/tedx/events/3023
- ^ http://www.tedxchemungriver.com
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjDkF94BrPc
