Joe Watson (American football)
![]() Watson on a 1950 Bowman football card | |
No. 51 | |
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Position: | Center / Linebacker |
Personal information | |
Born: | Sherman, Texas | August 19, 1925
Died: | November 2, 2006 Houston, Texas | (aged 81)
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) |
Career information | |
College: | Rice |
NFL Draft: | 1950 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5 |
Career history | |
Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Joseph LaVernie Watson (August 19, 1925 – November 2, 2006) was an American football player who played one season with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions with the fifth overall pick of the 1950 NFL Draft. He played college football at Rice University.[1]
References[]
- ^ "JOE WATSON". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
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Categories:
- 1925 births
- Players of American football from Texas
- American football centers
- Rice Owls football players
- Detroit Lions players
- People from Sherman, Texas
- 2006 deaths
- American football offensive lineman, 1920s birth stubs