Class Graduate Name William Lowe | Positions Guard | |
Date of birth (1894-05-23)May 23, 1894 Date of death March 12, 1949(1949-03-12) (aged 54) College Tennessee Volunteers football (1914–1916, 1919) | ||
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.
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University of Tennessee
Chink Lowe was a prominent guard for the Tennessee Volunteers of the University of Tennessee. He was selected for an 1891-1919 All Tennessee team. "Chink" was the older brother of J. G. Lowe.
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. He was elected captain of next year's team.
Military
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. He earned the Distinguished Service Cross.