Robert Watson Winston Jr. (December 17, 1891 – August 10, 1970) was an American college football player and politician from North Carolina.
| North Carolina Tar Heels | |
|---|---|
| Position | End |
| Class | Graduate |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 17, 1891 Oxford, North Carolina |
| Died: | August 10, 1970 (aged 78) Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Career history | |
| College | North Carolina (1911–1914) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
College football
editWinston was an All-Southern college football end for the North Carolina Tar Heels of the University of North Carolina, captain of its 1911 team.[1] He was selected for the 1914 College Football All-Southern Team by Dick Jemison.[2] Kemp Plummer Battle recalls he was a good player but shifted around the line too much for his own good.[3] He was once in charge of athletics at Bingham Military School in Asheville.[4]
Career
editWinston represented Wake County in the North Carolina General Assembly in the North Carolina House of Representatives of 1917. Winston resigned from the General Assembly so that he could serve in the United States Army during World War I. In 1949, he was named chairman of the State Board of Alcohol Control. He also practiced law with his father and owned a farm.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Year-by-Year". University of North Carolina ... Football Blue Book for Press and Radio. 1956.
- ^ Spalding's Official Football Guide. NCAA. 1915.
- ^ Kemp Plummer Battle (1912). History of the University of North Carolina. p. 751.
- ^ "1912". University of North Carolina Alumni Review. 1 (1): 29. October 1912.
- ^ "Winston Is Named Chairman of ABC". Star-News. May 4, 1949.
- ^ 'Public Laws and Resolutions of the State of North Carolina Passed By The General Assembly At Its 1917 Session Begun And Held In The City Of Raleigh On Wednesday January 1917, General Assembly, Representatives, pg. XII
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