Brad Watters (born 1971) is a sports executive who was president of the

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and

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. He ran

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and the

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.Brad Watters
from PrimeTimeSport.ca, retrieved April 17, 2014

Biography

He grew up in

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, studied at

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part of the

University of Western Ontario The University of Western Ontario (UWO), also known as Western University or Western, is a public research university in London, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land, surrounded by residential neighbourhoods and the Thames R ...

and is the son of

Bill Watters William Wayne Watters (born June 29, 1943) is a Canadian sports media personality and former Assistant General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs. College career Watters was a fullback and linebacker with the Toronto Varsity Blues football tea ...

.Watters the Younger chip off ol' Wilbur's block
from ''

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'' retrieved April 17, 2014 He bought the

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in 1999 and moved them to

where they became

. From 2001 to 2003, Brad Waters owned the

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franchise. After it became inactive, he worked to establish the

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team. He ran it until 2005 when

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bought the team. Throughout his time in sports management he was in charge of his own company, BJW Sports Inc. From 2007, he was joint team president of the

with Pinball Clemons. In 2009, he was succeeded by Bob Nicholson who was previously team president of the Argonauts from 1995 to 1999. He went on to return as president and

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team.Brad Watters back with the Rock as President and CEO
from ILIndoor.com retrieved April 17, 2014

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Watters, Brad 1971 births Living people University of Western Ontario alumni Businesspeople from Toronto Toronto Argonauts team presidents Canadian Football League executives