Louis L. Watson

Louis L. Watson
Biographical details
Born(1895-04-09)April 9, 1895
Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
DiedJuly 22, 1952(1952-07-22) (aged 57)
Playing career
1919–1920Springfield
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1921–1922Virginia Normal
1923Howard
1925–1927Howard
1928 – c. 1940Bordentown
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
c. 1926Howard
1945–?Howard
Head coaching record
Overall29–8–6 (college)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 black college national (1923, 1925–1926)

Louis Lee Watson (April 9, 1895 – July 22, 1952) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute—now known as Virginia State University–from 1921 to 1922 and at Howard University in 1923 and from 1925 to 1927.[1] Watson graduated from Howard in 1917 and played football at Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1919 and 1920.[2]

Watson was born on April 9, 1895, in Alexandria, Virginia. He attended M Street High School in Washington, D.C. before earning a Bachelor of Science degree from Howard in 1917. During World War I, Watson served as an officer in the United States Army at Fort Dix and Camp Lee. He was discharged from military service in 1919 with the rank of captain.[3]

In 1928, Watson began coaching at the Bordentown School in Bordentown, New Jersey.[4] He returned to Howard in 1945 as athletic director.[5]

Watson died on July 22, 1952, following an illness of seven years.[3]

Head coaching record

College

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Virginia Normal Trojans (Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1921–1922)
1921 Virginia Normal 2–1–10–15th
1922 Virginia Normal 4–42–2T–3rd
Virginia Normal: 6–5–12–3
Howard Bison (Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1923)
1923 Howard 7–0–13–0–12nd
Howard Bison (Independent) (1925–1927)
1925 Howard 6–0–2
1926 Howard 7–0
1927 Howard 3–3–2
Howard: 23–3–53–0–1
Total:29–8–6
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

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References

  1. ↑ Who's Who in American Sports. Washington, D.C.: National Biographical Society, Inc. 1928. p. 879. Retrieved April 21, 2026 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ↑ "New Mentor To Take Place of Morrison, Charley West To Aid". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. December 20, 1924. p. 13. Retrieved July 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. 1 2 "Louis L. Watson, 57, Former Civic Worker And Howard U. Coach". The Sunday Star. Washington, D.C. July 27, 1952. p. A28. Retrieved April 21, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ↑ "Watson Now Coaching Bordentown Eleven". The New York Age. New York, New York. October 6, 1928. p. 6. Retrieved July 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ↑ "Hail Return of Louis Watson As Football Coach at Howard". California Eagle. Los Angeles, California. June 7, 1945. p. 15. Retrieved July 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ↑ "NCAA Statistics; Coach; Louis L. Watson". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 21, 2026.
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