Ham Dowling

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Ham Dowling
Dowling at Florida
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
PositionTackle/Guard
ClassGraduate
Personal information
Born:(1895-11-12)November 12, 1895
Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Died:January 28, 1986(1986-01-28) (aged 90)
Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career history
CollegeFlorida (1915)
Georgia Tech (1917–1919)
High schoolDuval
Career highlights and awards

James Hamilton "Ham" Dowling (November 12, 1895 – January 28, 1986) was a college football player and once chief engineer of the Florida State Highway Commission.

University of Florida[edit]

Dowling played for the Florida Gators of the University of Florida in 1915.[1]

Georgia Tech[edit]

He 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[edit]

Dowling was a member of Georgia Tech's first national championship team in 1917, which outscored opponents 491 to 17.

Florida State Highway Commission[edit]

He 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]

  1. ^ "Golden Tornado's Coach Is An Old Hand at Football". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. December 2, 1917.
  2. ^ McEwen 1974, p. 60
  3. ^ "Alumni Mention". Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine. 12 (3). 1934.
  4. ^ "News Of The Alumni". 32 (5). 1954. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

Bibliography[edit]

  • McEwen, Tom (1974). The Gators: A Story of Florida Football. Huntsville, Alabama: The Strode Publishers. ISBN 0-87397-025-X.

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