Eddy Furniss

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"When I was in high school I always planned to be a doctor and come back to Nacogdoches. The baseball was an accidental success, something I happened to be good at and so my plan was I'd do it as long as possible. I could always go back to being a doctor."

–Eddy Furniss [4]

Furniss graduated LSU with an academic major in zoology on a pre-medical track, and grade point averages above 3.5 in each of his last three years. He took his laboratory courses during the fall semester, so they did not distract from the baseball season in the spring semester. [4]

After the 2002 season, Furniss retired from baseball, as he promised himself he would if he found himself unable to advance beyond Class AA. [3] He enrolled in medical school at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, [4] and completed his residency at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas. [3] Furniss practices in the Nacogdoches Medical Center, the same building where his father practices. [3] [4]

Personal life

Furniss was raised in Nacogdoches, Texas, on a 36-acre (15 ha) ranch. His father, a medical doctor who practices family medicine, built Eddy a batting cage so that he could take 200 to 300 practice swings a day as a child. [2]

Furniss married his high school girlfriend, Crystal, with whom he has two sons and a daughter. [3] [4]

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Eddy Furniss
First baseman
Born: (1975-09-18) September 18, 1975 (age 49)
Nacogdoches, Texas, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Head Coach 15 Skip Bertman
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