Bob Winston
Not to be confused with Robert Winston (coach).
| North Carolina Tar Heels | |
|---|---|
| Position | End |
| Class | Graduate |
| Career history | |
| College | North Carolina (1911–1914) |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | December 17, 1891 |
| Place of birth | Oxford, North Carolina |
| Date of death | August 10, 1970 (aged 78) |
| Place of death | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Robert Watson "Bob" Winston, Jr. (December 17, 1891 – August 10, 1970) was a college football player and politician from North Carolina.
College football
Winston 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]
Politics
Winston represented Wake County in the General Assembly of 1917. In 1949 he was named chairman of the State Board of Alcohol Control.[5]
References
- ↑ "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.
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