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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||
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| Born: | (1968-02-05)February 5, 1968 (age 57) Danville, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Pullman(Pullman, Washington) | ||||||||
| College: | Virginia Tech | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1992: 4th round, 107th pick | ||||||||
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William Mason Furrer (born February 5, 1968) is an American former professionalfootball player who was aquarterback in theNational Football League (NFL) for theChicago Bears,Phoenix Cardinals,Denver Broncos,Houston Oilers,St. Louis Rams, andJacksonville Jaguars. He playedcollege football forthe Virginia Tech Hokies.
Furrer attendedPullman High School, on thePalouse in southeasternWashington, and graduated in 1986. Abaseball player, he did not play organized football until his sophomore year, and was the quarterback on the junior varsity.[1] The next year he was a backup to seniorTimm Rosenbach, another future NFL quarterback, and became the starter for the Greyhounds as a senior in the fall of 1985.[1][2][3][4]
As a quarterback withVirginia Tech, Furrer became one of the top quarterbacks in school history and he is currently ranked third on its list of all-time career passing leaders. Finishing with a career record of 16–18–1 (.471), Furrer is, as of 2013, the last full-time starting quarterback to have a losing record for Virginia Tech, however his accomplishments at theuniversity led to his induction into itssports hall of fame in 2015.
Furrer was one of only eight to be named a national recipient of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Scholar Athlete Award in 1991, his senior year.
| Year | Comp | Att | Pct | Yds | Td |
| 1988 | 128 | 279 | 45.9 | 1384 | 6 |
| 1989 | 45 | 88 | 51.1 | 589 | 3 |
| 1990 | 173 | 293 | 58.4 | 2122 | 19 |
| 1991 | 148 | 257 | 57.6 | 1820 | 15 |
| Career | Comp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD |
| 4 Years | 494 | 920 | 53.7 | 5915 | 43 |
| Year | Team | Comp | Att | Pct | Yds | YPA | Long | Td | Int | Rate | RYds | RAvg | RTd |
| 1995 | Amsterdam | 51 | 85 | 60.0 | 542 | 6.38 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 84.5 | 32 | 2.3 | 1 |
| 1996 | Amsterdam | 206 | 369 | 56.0 | 2689 | 7.31 | 48 | 20 | 13 | 82.6 | 189 | 7.3 | 1 |
| Career | Comp | Att | Pct | Yds | YPA | Long | TD | Int | Rate | RYds | RAvg | RTds | |
| 2 Years | 257 | 454 | 58.0 | 3231 | 6.85 | 48 | 24 | 15 | 83.6 | 224 | 4.8 | 2 | |
Furrer was selected by theChicago Bears in the fourth round of the1992 NFL draft, the fifth quarterback taken and 107th overall pick.[5] When he was drafted he was quoted as saying "One of my biggest problems will be trying to figure out whether to callMike Singletary mister or sir."[6]
| Year | Team | G | Comp | Att | Pct | Yds | YPA | Long | Td | Int | Rate | RYds | RAvg | RTd |
| 1992 | Chicago | 2 | 9 | 25 | 36.0 | 89 | 3.6 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | Houston | 7 | 48 | 99 | 48.5 | 483 | 4.9 | 48 | 2 | 7 | 40.1 | 20 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Career | G | Comp | Att | Pct | Yds | YPA | Long | TD | Int | Rate | RYds | RAvg | RTds | |
| 2 Years | 9 | 57 | 124 | 42.3 | 572 | 4.3 | 48 | 2 | 10 | 23.7 | 20 | 2.5 | 0 | |
Furrer was a partner withTony Boselli andJeff Novak in IF Marketing & Advertising with offices inGeorgetown, Texas andJacksonville, Florida.[7] Prior to founding IF marketing & advertising, he was Director of Web Technologies for S1 Corporation.
Since 2013 Will has held numerous roles (SVP Product, Marketing, and CMO) at Q2, a financial experience company dedicated to providing digital banking and lending solutions to banks, credit unions, alternative finance, and fintech companies in the U.S. and internationally. Beginning in 2016 Will has served as Q2's Chief Strategy Officer sharing corporate strategy with customers, prospects, and employees as well as collaborating with a small team on M&A activities. In his nine years at Q2 Will has played a key role in the company's IPO process, branding, messaging, product strategy, and M&A.
Will is a member of the Virginia Tech Hall of Fame, Fork Union Military Academy Hall of Fame, and currently sits on the board for Virginia Tech's Apex Center for Entrepreneurship. Will holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Virginia Tech and has served the university in the past in roles on the Alumni Association Board of Directors and Distinguished Alumni Board for English.[8]