Background
While born in Scotland, he grew up in Michigan, graduating from Detroit"s Southwestern High School in 1933.
While born in Scotland, he grew up in Michigan, graduating from Detroit"s Southwestern High School in 1933.
Ferrans earned three caps with the United States. national team in 1937. Was the youngest of 11 children, all of which were boys. Ferrans played his club career in Michigan.
In both 1941 and 1942, he was with Detroit Chrysler when they lost consecutive United States. Challenge Cup championship games to the Pawtucket Rangers.
In the second game, he scored a penalty goal in the loss. Ferrans earned three caps with the United States. national team in 1937.
All three were losses to Mexico in September. Ferrans served in the United States. Army in both World World War II and the Korean War.
After retiring from playing soccer, he lived rest of his life in Detroit and Warren, Michigan.
He died on October 21, 2006 in a Rochester Hills, Michigan nursing home at the age of ninety.
In 1939, he was a member of a Michigan All Star team which played touring Scottish team