* Al Dowtin -
(1998)
Basketball and baseball star at Wake Forest in the 1920s. Captain 1929 basketball squad. Minor league baseball two seasons. Wake Forest’s first golf coach. Also school’s alumni secretary. Became top amateur golfer. Qualified for 1935 U.S. Open and 1941 U.S. Amateur. Chief law enforcement officer for Asheville Alcoholic Beverage Control system, 1947–1973. Destroyed more than 6,000 stills. Died January 8, 2002. |