R. W. "Red" Watkins
![]() Watkins pictured in The Rhododendron 1947, Appalachian State yearbook | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | Forsyth County, North Carolina | February 28, 1905
Died | July 2, 1985 Raleigh, North Carolina | (aged 80)
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1940–1941 | Appalachian State |
Baseball | |
1934–1940 | Appalachian State |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1940–1941 | Appalachian State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 10–9 (football) |
Robert Williams "Red" Watkins (February 28, 1905 – July 2, 1985) was an American football and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. He was the sixth head football coach at Appalachian State Teachers College—now Appalachian State University—located in Boone, North Carolina, serving from 1940 to 1941 and compiling a record of 10–9.[1] Watkins was also the head baseball coach at Appalachian State from 1934 to 1940 and the school's athletic director from 1940 to 1941. He died in 1985.
Head coaching record[]
Football[]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Appalachian State Mountaineers (North State Conference) (1940–1941) | |||||||||
1940 | Appalachian State | 6–4 | 2–2 | 4th | |||||
1941 | Appalachian State | 4–5 | 2–3 | 5th | |||||
Appalachian State: | 10–9 | 4–5 | |||||||
Total: | 10–9 |
References[]
- ^ Mike Flynn, ed. (2009). "History and Traditions: All-Time Coaching Records". Appalachian Football 2009 Media Guide (PDF). Appalachian Sports Information. p. 184.
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- 1905 births
- 1985 deaths
- Appalachian State Mountaineers athletic directors
- Appalachian State Mountaineers baseball coaches
- Appalachian State Mountaineers football coaches
- People from Forsyth County, North Carolina
- College football coaches first appointed in the 1940s stubs