Lester Leighton "Fuzz" Watt (April 2, 1894 – January 19, 1952) was an
American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at
Grinnell College in
Grinnell, Iowa from 1927 to 1935, compiling a record of 27–42–7. Watt also coached
track and field and
golf as Grinnell and was an assistant coach in
baseball.
Watt starred in athletics in high school in
Villisca, Iowa
Villisca is a city in Montgomery County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,132 at the time of the 2020 census. It is most notable for the unsolved axe mass murder that took place in the town during the summer of 1912.
Geography
Villis ...
and then at Grinnell, where he played
college football
College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States.
Unlike most ...
as a
quarterback. Watt coached at Argentine High School in
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City (abbreviated KC or KCMO) is the largest city in Missouri by population and area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 508,090 in 2020, making it the 36th most-populous city in the United States. It is the central ...
from 1919 to 1926 and then at
Theodore Roosevelt High School in
Des Moines, Iowa for a year before returning to Grinnell in 1927. Watt resigned from his post at Grinnell in early 1936 to enter business with the sporting goods department of L. H. Kurtz Co. In 1939, he was hired as football and
basketball coach at
Grinnell High School
Grinnell is a city in Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States. The population was 9,564 at the time of the 2020 census. It is best known for being the home of Grinnell College.
History
Grinnell was founded by settlers from New England who were ...
.
Watt died on January 19, 1952, at a hospital in
Omaha, Nebraska.
Head coaching record
College football
References
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1894 births
1952 deaths
American football quarterbacks
Grinnell Pioneers baseball coaches
Grinnell Pioneers football coaches
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High school basketball coaches in Iowa
High school basketball coaches in Kansas
High school football coaches in Iowa
High school football coaches in Kansas
People from Montgomery County, Iowa
People from Taylor County, Iowa
Coaches of American football from Iowa
Players of American football from Iowa
Baseball coaches from Iowa
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