Lester Leighton "Fuzz" Watt (April 2, 1894 – January 19, 1952) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa from 1927 to 1935, compiling a record of 27–42–7. Watt also coached track and field and golf as Grinnell and was an assistant coach in baseball.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 2, 1894 Taylor County, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | January 19, 1952 (aged 57) Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1916–1918 | Grinnell |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1919–1925 | Argentine High School (KS) |
| 1926 | Theodore Roosevelt HS (IA) |
| 1927–1935 | Grinnell |
| 1939–1941 | Grinnell HS (IA) |
| Basketball | |
| 1919–1926 | Argentine High School (KS) |
| 1939–1942 | Grinnell HS (IA) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 27–42–7 (college football) |
Watt starred in athletics in high school in Villisca, Iowa and then at Grinnell, where he played college football as a quarterback.[1] Watt coached at Argentine High School in Kansas City, Missouri from 1919 to 1926 and then at Theodore Roosevelt High School in Des Moines, Iowa for a year before returning to Grinnell in 1927.[2] Watt resigned from his post at Grinnell in early 1936 to enter business with the sporting goods department of L. H. Kurtz Co.[3][4] In 1939, he was hired as football and basketball coach at Grinnell High School.[5]
Watt died on January 19, 1952, at a hospital in Omaha, Nebraska.[6]
Head coaching record
editCollege football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grinnell Pioneers (Missouri Valley Conference) (1927–1935) | |||||||||
| 1927 | Grinnell | 0–7–1 | 0–5 | 10th | |||||
| 1928 | Grinnell | 4–3–1 | 1–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1929 | Grinnell | 5–1–2 | 1–0–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1930 | Grinnell | 5–4 | 1–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1931 | Grinnell | 5–3 | 1–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1932 | Grinnell | 3–4–1 | 1–3 | 6th | |||||
| 1933 | Grinnell | 0–8–1 | 0–3 | 6th | |||||
| 1934 | Grinnell | 2–7 | 0–2 | 5th | |||||
| 1935 | Grinnell | 3–5–1 | 1–2 | T–5th | |||||
| Grinnell: | 27–42–7 | 6–21–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 27–42–7 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Hutchinson Boy A Star On Grinnell, Ia., Team". The Hutchinson News. Hutchinson, Kansas. November 8, 1917. p. 6. Retrieved July 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Mike Augustine Goes to East High; Lester Watt Is New Roosevelt Coach". Des Moines Tribune. Des Moines, Iowa. June 2, 1926. p. 16. Retrieved July 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Taylor, Sec (February 8, 1936). "Fuzz Watt Resigns as Head Grinnell Football Coach". Des Moines Sunday Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 1, sports section. Retrieved July 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Taylor, Sec (February 8, 1936). "No Successor Selected For Pioneer Post (continued)". Des Moines Sunday Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 4, sports section. Retrieved July 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Lester L. Watt Is New Football Coach At Grinnell School". The Daily Times. Davenport, Iowa. Associated Press. May 15, 1939. p. 16. Retrieved July 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Funeral Services Tuesday for Watt". The Daily Nonpareil. Council Bluffs, Iowa. January 21, 1952. p. 8. Retrieved July 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
