Monday, October 26, 2015

Chub Watson

Charles Frederick "Chub" Watson


Born:
August 5, 1915 ??
Jane Lew, WV

Died:
June 28, 1971 ??
West Virginia ??


Career
Jane Lew High School - West Virginia (High School)
1934-35 Davis & Elkins (College)
1935-36 Marshall University (College)
1936-37 Marshall University (College)
1937-38 Marshall University (College) 
1938-39 Pittsburgh Pirates (NBL)
1938-39 Clarksburgh Oilers (Independent)
1939-40 Clarksburgh Oilers (Independent)
1940-41 Clarksburgh Oilers (Independent) - Head coach / player



Played one game for Pittsburgh, putting up 16 points.

Were there two Watsons at Marshall at the same time?

Chub played basketball at Marshall, as well as being a catcher on the baseball team. He played football there, too, despite having never played prior. After college, he played professional basketball and also coached high school football at St. Mary's Catholic School in Clarksburg, WV, in 1940. He coached at Marshall University for a while before becoming an FBI agent in Fairmont, West Virginia. Married to Maxine Watson.



- Update 8/17/16 -
Thanks to a family member, I got his full name and that he was definitely born in Jane Lew.


Source:
Cumberland Evening Times, August 1, 1941
Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, NY), February 25, 1941
Beckley Post-Herald, February 11, 1962

Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/w/watsoch01n.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=watsoch01

3 comments:

  1. Charles "Chub" Watson is my father. After his career at Marshall with Cam Henderson, he became a special agent with the FBI.

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    1. Thank you SO much for posting! Please feel free to add (or correct) any information

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  2. Charles "Chub" Watson is my father. After his career at Marshall with Cam Henderson, he became a special agent with the FBI.

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