| Ham Dowling | |
| Birth Date: | 12 November 1895 |
| Birth Place: | Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. |
| Currentposition: | Tackle/Guard |
| Highschool: | Duval |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 9 |
| Weight Lb: | 185 |
| Class: | Graduate |
| School: | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets |
| Pastschools: | Florida (1915) Georgia Tech (1917–1919) |
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James Hamilton "Ham" Dowling (November 12, 1895 – January 28, 1986) was an American 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.[1]
He then transferred to the Georgia Institute of Technology and played for John Heisman's Georgia Tech Golden Tornado. 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.[2] He was again chief engineer in 1954.[3]