He also served in the military during World War II and saw combat action during the Guadalcanal campaign.

[3] Furst had served in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps at the University of Dayton and was a military reservist.

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, he was called to active duty and attained the rank of first lieutenant.

[3][5] He saw combat action in the Guadalcanal campaign, underwent surgery on his veins in New Zealand, and returned to Dayton at the end of 1943.

[1] After retiring from football, he operated a flower shop (Furst Florist) in North Dayton that had been established by his family in 1905.