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Donald F. McFarland

  • Class
    1943
  • Induction
    1995
  • Sport(s)
    Football, Swimming, Track & Field
Well-rounded backfield man capable of running, passing, and kicking the ball ... Smooth broken field runner, called “swivel hips,” and who would glide through defenses primarily for gains of 10 or more yards ... A good competitor and standout, particularly on RPI’s best team of the decade, 1940 ... Team lost only one game and, this by only one point, while winning seven ... Captain in 1943 ... Played halfback, punter, and safety ...

Excellent diver ... One of the outstanding divers in small college circles ... Won all scheduled meets ... Won six of eight meets as sophomore ... Represented Rensselaer at National Meet ... Went through nine schedule meets in junior season without a loss ... Second in other two ... Represented Rensselaer at National Meet ... New England States Diving Champion ...

Ran mile as freshman ...

BOR Award ... Phalanx ... Class president twice ... "R" Club president ... Grand Marshall ... Tau Beta Pi president ... Sigma Zi ... Theta Chi ... Aeronautical Engineering ... Tenafly High School ... Horace Mann School for Boys.
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