Ham Dowling

Ham Dowling
Dowling at Florida
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Position Tackle/Guard
Class Graduate
Career history
College Florida (1915)
Georgia Tech (1917–1919)
High school Duval
Personal information
Born: (1895-11-12)November 12, 1895
Savannah, Georgia
Died: January 28, 1986(1986-01-28) (aged 90)
Tallahassee, Florida
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg)
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

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

Georgia Tech

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

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

Florida State Highway Commission

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

  1. ↑ "Golden Tornado's Coach Is An Old Hand at Football". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. December 2, 1917.
  2. ↑ McEwen, p. 60
  3. ↑ "Alumni Mention". Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine. 12 (3). 1934.
  4. ↑ "News Of The Alumni". 32 (5). 1954.
  • McEwen, Tom (1974). The Gators: A Story of Florida Football. Huntsville, Alabama: The Strode Publishers. ISBN 0-87397-025-X.


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