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Farley HOF

George A. Farley

  • Class
    1960
  • Induction
    1987
  • Sport(s)
    Men's Basketball

The three-year letterman was a unanimous All-Ivy first-team selection in 1959-60. He set the Ivy League and Cornell single game record by scoring 47 points against Princeton in 1960; the Cornell record still stands. He led the league in rebounding and topped the Big Red in scoring and rebounding as a senior. He holds Cornell records for career (1,089) and season (466) rebounds, career (18.8) and season (20.3) rebounding average, and game rebounds (26). A graduate of Kenmore, N.Y., High School, Farley is the owner of Will County Concrete Inc., in Aurora, Ill.

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