Jack Watson
Full Name:  John Albert Watson
     Born:  February 6, 1926, Daytona Beach, Fla.
     Died:  May 25, 2001, Marengo, Ill.


FSU Career
Football
Year  No  Pos     Hgt  Wgt  Cl  Ltr  Hometown
1947  26  FB      5-8  178  So   *   Pensacola                   


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John Albert Watson Obituary.

Published in the Daily Herald, Chicago, Ill. on May 28, 2001, page 53.

John A. Watson, born Feb. 6, 1926, in Daytona Beach, Fla., he died Friday, May 25, 2001, in Marengo. Interment will be in St. John's Cemetery, Arlington Heights.

John was the husband of Barbara (nee Bartholomew); father of Wendy (Mike) Lebert, Janet (Ken) Applehans, Scott (Karissa) Watson and Russell (Jackie) Farris-Watson; adored grandfather of Amy (Brian) Lonergan, Jennifer (Jason) Schramm, Casey (Brandi) Watson, Brad Applehans, Breeanna Watson, Sharon Farris, Ryan Applehans and Kirk Farris; and “great-paw paw” to Jacob, Mackenzie and Haley Lonergan.

He was preceded in death by his son Randall; parents, Wallace and Ruth Watson; and sisters, Arlene Hartman and Jo Lassiter.



FSU Statistics
Football
Season Statistics
Defense
         |       Tackles        |   Sacks  |    Fumble    |     Pass Defense    | Blkd |   PAT Attempts  |        |         |    |
Year  GP |  ua   a Tot  tfl-yds |   no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick |   kick  rsh rcv |   fg   | saf dxp | td | pts
---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
1947   5 |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0   0   0  |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot    5 |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0   0   0  |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Offense/Kick and Punt Returns
         |       Rushing        |      Receiving       |         Passing          |     Kick Returns      |     Punt Returns      |  all
Year  GP |  no  yds  avg td lg  |  no  yds  avg td lg  | cmp- att-int  yds td lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  | purp
---------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
1947   5 |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-  0 - 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    0
---------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Tot    5 |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    0
Football
Game Participation
                            |      Starts
1947                        | GP  Off  Def
----------------------------|--------------
Oct 18 Stetson              |  1  FB   DB  
Nov 14 Cumberland           |  1  FB   DB  
Nov 22 Tennessee Tech       |  1  FB   DB  
Nov 27 Troy State           |  1  FB   DB  
Dec  6 Jacksonville State   |  1  RH   DB  
----------------------------|--------------
Tot                         |  5   5    5

----------------------------|--------------
Career Tot                  |  5   5    5
Football
Game Statistics
                            |       Tackles        |   Sacks  |    Fumble    |     Pass Defense    | Blkd |   PAT Attempts  |        |         |    |
1947                        |  ua   a Tot  tfl-yds |   no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick |   kick  rsh rcv |   fg   | saf dxp | td | pts
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Nov 22 Tennessee Tech       |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot                         |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |  0    0 |  0 |   0

                            |       Rushing        |      Receiving       |         Passing          |     Kick Returns      |     Punt Returns      |  all
1947                        |  no  yds  avg td lg  |  no  yds  avg td lg  | cmp- att-int  yds td lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  | purp
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Nov 22 Tennessee Tech       |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   1-   1- 0    -2  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    0
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Tot                         |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   1-   1- 0    -2  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    0