Fred John "Steve" Furman (October 1881 – December 30, 1938) was an American

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player and coach, athletics administrator, and lawyer. He served as the head football coach at Mississippi Agricultural & Mechanical Collegenow known as

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—from 1907 to 1908, compiling a record of 9–7. Furman attended

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, where he lettered for the Big Red in 1904 and 1905 under head coach

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.The M book of athletics, Mississippi A. and M. college, Volume 2
/ref> Furman's brother, Harry "Little" Furman, played for Mississippi A&M in 1907 and 1908, and was the captain of the 1908 team. Harry is tied with

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for third on the single-season rushing touchdown list at Mississippi State, having scored 14 in 1907. Furman was the head football coach at the Montana School of Mines—now known as Montana Technological University—in

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from 1909 to 1910. He was also appointed

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at Montana Mines in 1910. He later coached football at Butte High School. Furman practiced law in Butte and represented politician and entrepreneur William A. Clark. He moved to

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in the late 1920s and continued to represent Clark's son and grandson. Furman fatally shot himself on December 30, 1938, at the office of an attorney friend in

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