Furlong first came to
Gaelic football prominence when he was added to the Cork junior team in 1953. He won a
Munster Junior Championship medal that year before later collecting an
All-Ireland medal after a defeat of
Lancashire. Furlong won a second set or provincial and All-Ireland junior medals in 1955. This success saw him drafted onto the Cork senior team the following year and he won
National League and
Munster Championship medals in his debut season, however, Cork suffered defeat by
Galway in the
All-Ireland final. In spite of this, Furlong ended the year with club success by winning a
County Junior Championship medal with
St. Michael's and a
County Senior CHampionship medal with
Blackrock. He won a second senior provincial medal with Cork in 1957, however, the ultimate success once again eluded him as Cork were defeated by
Louth in the
1957 All-Ireland final. Furlong, who also lined out with the
Cork senior hurling team, also earned inclusion on the
Munster team. He ended his club career playing with
Ballinure. ==Death==