William O. Lowe
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| Tennessee Volunteers | |
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| Position | Guard |
| Class | Graduate |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | May 23, 1894 Loudon County, Tennessee |
| Died: | March 12, 1949 (aged 54) Fountain City, Tennessee |
| Career history | |
| College | Tennessee (1914–1916; 1919) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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William Oscar "Chink" Lowe (May 23, 1894 – March 12, 1949) was a college football player. He later served as the first commissioner of the Smoky Mountain Conference.[1]
Early years
William Oscar Lowe was born on May 23, 1894 in Loudon County, Tennessee to Jesse Grant Lowe and Margaret Anna Alexander.[2] His father was a teacher.[3]
University of Tennessee
Chink Lowe was a prominent guard for the Tennessee Volunteers football team of the University of Tennessee. He was selected for an 1891-1919 All Tennessee team.[4] "Chink" and his three brothers (Andy Lowe, J. G. Lowe, and Ted Lowe) all played for Tennessee.[5]
1914
Lowe was a substitute for the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) champion 1914 team.
1916
Lowe was an All-Southern selection for the SIAA co-champion Tennessee team of 1916.[6] He was elected captain of next year's team.[7]
World War 1
Lowe served in the First World War as an observer and gunner in the Army's fledgling aviation corps. attached to the Army as a marine.[5] Lowe enrolled as a provisional second lieutenant in the Marine Corps Reserve the day after his 23rd birthday, later serving with the 90th Aero Squadron. He earned the Distinguished Service Cross.[8] Lowe shot down one German plane and disabled another. Later, on the same mission, he was attacked by five planes and still managed to complete his mission.[9]
References
- ^ Tobitt, Bill (August 13, 1939). "TWO BITS' WORTH". Oakland Tribune. Retrieved March 26, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ http://www.knoxlib.org/sites/default/files/delayedbirthregistrations.pdf
- ^ https://archive.org/stream/recordofalumnico1896meth/recordofalumnico1896meth_djvu.txt
- ^ "1891-1919 All Tennessee". Big Orange: a pictorial history of University of Tennessee football: 54. 1982.
- ^ a b "Volunteer Warrior". University of Tennessee Alumni Magazine.
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"All-Southern Football Team As Picked By Sport Writers". Augusta Chronicle. December 3, 1916.
- ^ "Lowe Leads Tennessee". The Charlotte News. December 14, 1916. Retrieved March 3, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ https://history.army.mil/armyhistory/AH103(W).pdf
- ^ Lowell, A. Lawrence (January 1, 1997). "New England Aviators, 1914-1918: Their Portraits and Their Records". Schiffer Pub. – via Google Books.
