Bobby Dews
By: Alumni Publications | Categories: In Memoriam

Bobby Dews, Cls 61, of Edison, Ga., on Dec. 26., 2015. As an athlete at Georgia Tech, Dews was a star on both the Yellow Jackets’ baseball and basketball teams. But Dews ultimately chose to devote his life to baseball, spending 53 years as an adviser, coach and manager.
As an athlete at Georgia Tech, Dews was a star on both the Yellow Jackets’ baseball and basketball teams. But Dews ultimately chose to devote his life to baseball, spending 53 years as an adviser, coach and manager.
Dews spent the majority of his career with the Atlanta Braves. Dews retired in 2012 after 37 years with the Braves organization, according to an article in the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
Dews was also a published author. He wrote several novels and a collection of short stories, and spent time as a writer-in-residence at Andrew College.