Samuel Scott Alden (1907 – December 12, 1977)[1] was an American special assistant to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director J. Edgar Hoover, FBI special agent, director of the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission, lawyer, college professor, and a college sports coach.
[1][2] He was also a direct descendant of John Alden, a pilgrim who came to the United States on the Mayflower.
[1] Alden studied at the University of Tennessee where he played for coach Robert Neyland on their 1927 football team,[3] but did not graduate from there.
[1] When he was in charge of the Knoxville office he was appointed as the first director of the state's Alcoholic Beverage Commission, a position he held for nine years (1963–1972).
[1][2][4] In addition to Alden's government life, he served as the head coach for the football, basketball, and baseball teams at Austin Peay State University.