James Hamilton "Ham" Dowling (November 12, 1895 – January 28, 1986) was an American college football player and once chief engineer of the Florida State Highway Commission.
 Dowling at Florida | |
| Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | |
|---|---|
| Position | Tackle/Guard |
| Class | Graduate |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 12, 1895 Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died: | January 28, 1986 (aged 90) Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Florida (1915) Georgia Tech (1917–1919) |
| High school | Duval |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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University of Florida
editDowling played for the Florida Gators of the University of Florida in 1915.[1]
Georgia Tech
editHe then transferred to the Georgia Institute of Technology and played for John Heisman's Georgia Tech Golden Tornado.[2] He was a member of the ANAK Society and Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.
1917
editDowling was a member of Georgia Tech's first national championship team in 1917, which outscored opponents 491 to 17.
Florida State Highway Commission
editHe was once appointed chief engineer of the Florida State Highway Commission in 1933, and served in that capacity until 1946.[3] He was again chief engineer in 1954.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Golden Tornado's Coach Is An Old Hand at Football". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. December 2, 1917.
- ^ McEwen 1974, p. 60
- ^ "Alumni Mention". Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine. 12 (3). 1934.
- ^ "News Of The Alumni". 32 (5). 1954.
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Bibliography
edit- McEwen, Tom (1974). The Gators: A Story of Florida Football. Huntsville, Alabama: The Strode Publishers. ISBN 0-87397-025-X.
External links
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