Furlong Furlong A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and U.S. customary units equal to one eighth of a mile, equivalent to 660 feet, 220 yards, 40 rods, or 10 chains. Using the international definition of the inch as exactly 25.4 millimetres, one furlong is 201.168 metres. However, the United States does not uniformly use this conversion ratio. Older ratios are in use for surveying purposes in some states, leading to variations in the length of the furlong of two parts per million, or about 0.4 millimetres ( inch). This variation is too small to have practical consequences
Jim Furlong the 58th Grey Cup of 1970, losing to the Ottawa Rough Riders and to the Montreal Alouettes. Jim Furlong Jim Furlong (born March 24, 1940, in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a former professional Canadian football outside linebacker and punter who played thirteen seasons for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League from 1962 to 1974. Jim Furlong played college football at the University of Tulsa. Jim Furlong played outside linebacker and punter for the Calgary Stampeders throughout his 13-year career from 1962 to 1974. Furlong was a part of the Stampeders' 1971 Grey Cup championship team which defeated Toronto. Furlong