Wilburn Edward "Eddy" Furniss III (born September 18, 1975) is an American former professional baseball first baseman and designated hitter.

He was among the National Collegiate Athletic Association's all-time leaders in home runs and RBIs at the time he graduated from college.

Unable to advance beyond Class AA, Furniss decided to retire from baseball and attend medical school.

He graduated from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and completed his residency at John Peter Smith Hospital.

As a sophomore, Furniss was named the SEC Player of the Year, as he batted .374 and hit 26 home runs with 103 RBIs, the most in the nation.

He was also named a first-team All American as a designated hitter, as the Tigers won the 1996 College World Series (CWS).

[4] He earned first-team All-America and All-SEC honors,[4][8] and won the Dick Howser Trophy as the top collegiate baseball player.

At the end of his career, he was among the NCAA's all-time leaders in various offensive categories, ranking third in total bases, fourth in home runs and doubles, and fifth in RBIs.

After a strong showing with Augusta, batting 40-for-86 (.465) with seven doubles, nine home runs, 31 RBIs and 32 runs scored in 24 games, the Pirates promoted Furniss to the Carolina Mudcats of the Class AA Southern League in mid-July, bypassing the Lynchburg Hillcats of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League.

[15] The Pirates assigned Furniss to Lynchburg in 1999, where he batted .261 with 23 home runs and 87 RBIs, and was honored as the Carolina League's All-Star first baseman.

Furniss graduated LSU with an academic major in zoology on a pre-medical track, and grade point averages above 3.5 in each of his last three years.