Dwight Watson College coach

Dwight Grant Watson (May 29, 1873 – December 28, 1920) was an American football player and coach. He was the head football coach at Michigan State Normal College (now known as Eastern Michigan University) during the 1899 college football season. He was also involved in the telephone industry in its early years, serving as manager of the Michigan Telephone Company in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and as the general manager of the Van Buren County Telephone Company in the years prior to his death.

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Dwight Watson
Alias (AKA)Watson Dwight Grant; Watson Dwight G.
Birth dateMay 29, 1873
Birth place
Geneva Township Van Buren County Michigan
Date of deathDecember 28, 1920
Place of death
South Haven Michigan

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Coach

coached team
Eastern Michigan Eagles football
overall record1–1–1 ()

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