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Joe Watson (American football)

Joe Watson
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Watson on a 1950 Bowman football card
No. 51
Position:Center / Linebacker
Personal information
Born:(1925-08-19)August 19, 1925
Sherman, Texas, U.S.
Died:November 2, 2006(2006-11-02) (aged 81)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
College:Rice (1946–1949)
NFL draft:1950 / round: 1 / pick: 5
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Joseph LaVernie Watson (August 19, 1925 – November 2, 2006) was an American professional football player who played one season with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Lions with the fifth overall pick of the 1950 NFL draft. He played college football at Rice University.

Early life and college

Joseph LaVernie Watson was born on August 19, 1925, in Sherman, Texas.[1] He was a four-year letterman for the Rice Owls of Rice University from 1946 to 1949.[1] He earned Associated Press first-team All-Southwest Conference (SWC) honors in 1947, 1948, and 1949.[2][3][4] He was also named first-team Al-SWC by the United Press (UP) in 1949.[5] In 1949, Watson was named a first-team All-American by both the International News Service and Newspaper Editors Association, and a second-team All-American by both the UP and Football Writers Association of America.[6][7][8][9]

Professional career

Watson was selected by the Detroit Lions in the first round, with the fifth overall pick, of the 1950 NFL draft.[10] He played in eight games, starting seven, for the Lions during the 1950 season, recording one interception and one fumble recovery.[10] He was released in 1950.[11]

Personal life

Watson served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.[1] He died on November 2, 2006, in Houston, Texas.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Joe Watson". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  2. ^ "Clyde Scott Only Porker to Make All-Southwest". Hope Star, Arkansas. December 1, 1947. p. 5.
  3. ^ "Each School Is Represented On All-Southwest Honor Team". The Deseret News. November 24, 1948. p. C2.
  4. ^ "Rice and Baylor Dominate All-Star Southwest Conference Grid Team". The Corsicana Daily Sun. November 30, 1949. p. 7.
  5. ^ "M'Fadin and Wolfe Rate UP's All-SWC". The Austin Statesman. December 2, 1949. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Three Notre Dame Gridders on INS All-America". The Milwaukee Sentinel. November 27, 1949.
  7. ^ Jeff Moshier (November 26, 1949). "Grayson Is First With All-America Offense, Defense". The Evening Independent.
  8. ^ "Midwest Teams Again Dominate U.P. All-America". St. Petersburg Times (UP story). November 24, 1949.
  9. ^ "FWAA All America" (PDF). Football Writers Association of America. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  10. ^ a b "Joe Watson". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  11. ^ "Joe Watson NFL Transactions". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Watson_(American_football)