Ham Dowling
Dowling at Florida
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| Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | |
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| Position | Tackle/Guard |
| Class | Graduate |
| Career history | |
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Florida (1915) Georgia Tech (1917–1919) |
| High school | Duval |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | November 12, 1895 |
| Place of birth | Savannah, Georgia |
| Date of death | January 28, 1986 (aged 90) |
| Place of death | Tallahassee, Florida |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
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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.
Dowling played for the Florida Gators of the University of Florida in 1915.
He also played for John Heisman's Georgia Tech Golden Tornado of the Georgia Institute of Technology. He was a member of the ANAK Society and Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.
Dowling was a member of Georgia Tech's first national championship team in 1917, which outscored opponents 491 to 17.
He was once appointed chief engineer of the Florida State Highway Commission in 1933, and served in that capacity until 1946. He was again chief engineer in 1954.
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