Robert Watson Winston Jr. (December 17, 1891 – August 10, 1970) was an American

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player and politician from North Carolina.

College football

Winston was an All-Southern

end for the

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of the University of North Carolina,

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of its 1911 team. He was selected for the

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by Dick Jemison.

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recalls he was a good player but shifted around the line too much for his own good. He was once in charge of athletics at

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in Asheville.

Career

Winston represented Wake County in the

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in the

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of 1917. Winston resigned from the General Assembly so that he could serve in the United States Army during World War I. In 1949, he was named chairman of the State Board of Alcohol Control. He also practiced law with his father and owned a farm.'Public Laws and Resolutions of the State of North Carolina Passed By The General Assembly At Its 1917 Session Begun And Held In The City Of Raleigh On Wednesday January 1917, General Assembly, Representatives, pg. XII

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