Len Watters

Len Watters
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born (1898-06-04)June 4, 1898
Dubuque, Iowa
Died December 1986 (1987-01) (aged 88)
Playing career
Springfield College
1924 Buffalo Bisons
Position(s) End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
19481962 Williams

Leonard Alvyn Watters (June 4, 1898 December 1986) was an American football player and coach.

Watters was born in Dubuque, Iowa and attended Central High School in South Bend, Indiana, and Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts.[1] He played professional football for the Buffalo Bisons in the 1924 NFL season, appearing in eight games for the Bisons.[1] Watters spent 42 years as a coach, including 15 years as the head football coach for Williams College from 1948 to 1962.[2] In 15 years at Williams, he compiled a record of 68 wins and 47 losses and ranks fourth in career wins among Williams College football coaches.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Len Watters". databasefootball.com. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
  2. Griffith, Owen (1962-11-16). "Ephmen, Jeffs each 6-1 in Title Game; Len Watters Ends 42 Years As Coach". The Hartford Courant.
  3. "Williams College Division III Football Record Book" (PDF). Presto Sports.
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