Fuhrer was also the head basketball coach at Pittsburg Normal from 1909 to 1914, tallying a mark of 21–20.

[2] Fuhrer competed in the men's triple jump at the 1904 Summer Olympics, where he placed fourth.

[3] Fuhrer was the tenth head football coach at Doane College in Crete, Nebraska and he held that position for four seasons, from 1904 until 1907.

[4] In 1971, a gymnasium at Doane College was named after Fuhrer, with him present at the dedication.

On November 27, 1913 in a game against the Southwestern Moundbuilders coached by Fred Clapp, Fuhrer officially launched a formal protest against the appearance of an African American player.