From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Harold Watts
Harold Watts
Harold Watts tion for the University of Michigan from 1943 to 1946.[1]
Michigan Wolverines He was chosen as the Most Valuable Player on the 1945
Michigan Wolverines football team and received the
award in absentia after being transferred off the Michigan
campus by the U.S. Navy and missing the final two games
of the 1945 season.[2] He was selected "by a wide margin"
as the Associated Press’ first-team All-Big Ten player in
1945.[3] He was also selected as a first-team All-Big Ten
player by the United Press and was the only Michigan
player selected for the all-conference teams by either the
AP or UP.[4] He played all 60 minutes in the Wolverin-
es’ 1945 loss to Army at Yankee Stadium in New York.[2]
Michigan line coach Clarence "Biggie" Munn called Watts
"pound for pound the ablest man I ever coached."[2]
References
Harold Watts, 1944 [1] "1945 Football Team". University of Michigan,
Date of birth: 1925 Bentley Historical Library.
http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/
Place of birth: Birmingham, Michigan fbteam/1945fbt.htm.
Date of death: August 15, 1973 [2] ^ "Michigan Picks Watts". Chicago Daily Tribune.
1945-11-28.
Career information
[3] "Watts Only Michigan Player On Ail-Big Ten Honor
Position(s):
Position(s): Center Eleven". THE NEWS-PALUDIUM, BENTON HARBOR,
MICH.. 1945-11-26.
Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
[4] "MICHIGAN HAS ONE PLAYER ON BIG TEN TEAM:
Weight: 176 lb (80 kg) Harold Watts Only Wolverine On All-Conference".
College:
College: University of Michigan Record-Eagle. 1945-11-26.
Persondata
High school: Birmingham
Name Watts, Harold
Organizations
Alternative names
As player: Short description College football player
1943–1946 Michigan Date of birth 1925
Career highlights and awards Place of birth Birmingham, Michigan
Awards: Most Valuable Player, 1945 Michigan Date of death August 15, 1973
Wolverines football team Place of death
Harold M. Watts (1925 – August 15, 1973) was a former
American football player. He played at the center posi-
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