Class Graduate | Position Quarterback | |
College Furman Paladins football (1919–1921) | ||
Milton E. McManaway was a college football player. He later coached high school football before becoming a successful attorney in Chicago. He also spent time as an insurance agent in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
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Furman
He was a prominent quarterback for Billy Laval's Furman Purple Hurricane of Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. He was also a star on defense and was noted for his ability to intercept and break up forward passes. He also never had a punt blocked. He was inducted into the Furman Athletic Hall of Fame in 1986.
1920
McManaway was quarterback and Speedy Speer halfback on the 1920 team which suffered its only loss to SIAA champion Georgia. McManaway was elected captain at year's end.
1921
Furman did not lose to an opponent from South Carolina for 3 years from 1919 to 1921, outscoring opponents 485 to 32. "In Captain McManaway, quarter-back, Furman had a man who could run, punt and pass from punt formation as good as the best." He was selected All-Southern by Ed Danforth of the Atlanta Georgian. McManaway was called by Scoop Latimer “one of two best quarterbacks in the South,” presumably behind Centre's Bo McMillin.