Bobby Watkins (American football running back)
- Bobby Watkins (American football running back)
NFL player
Name=Bobby Watkins
ImageWidth = 150px
DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1932|03|30
Birthplace= New Bedford, Massachusetts
DateOfDeath=
Position=Halfback
College=Ohio State
DraftedYear=1955
DraftedRound=2
DraftedPick=23
DatabaseFootball=WATKIBOB01
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playing_years=1955-1957
1958
playing_teams=Chicago Bears
Chicago Cardinals
Robert Archbald Watkins Jr. (born March 30, 1932 in New Bedford, Massachusetts) is a former American football running back who played collegiately for the Ohio State Buckeyes and later in the National Football League.
Ohio State
Watkins was one of the first African American running backs at the Ohio State University. He lettered from 1952 through 1954 and was one of the first recruits of legendary Ohio State football coach Woody Hayes. Hayes shrugged off criticism by some bigoted alumni, insisting he would not consider recruits based on skin color. Watkins was Ohio State's leading rusher in 1953 and leading scorer during the 1954 national championship season.
NFL
Watkins was the 23rd selection in the 1955 NFL Draft. He played three years with the Bears before ending his career with the crosstown Chicago Cardinals.
=Professional Life=Watkins formerly served as a vice president of Seagrams and Sons and is an expert on the American Civil War. He has been a guest speaker on many occasions including as the keynote speaker at the Plymouth Teaching American History Grant's culminating celebration.
Currently he is serving on the Board of Directors of the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth.
External links
* [http://www.nfl.com/players/bobbywatkins/profile?id=WAT262284 NFL.com player page]
* [http://www.bridgew.edu/bridtoday/2006/jul/thgrant.cfm]
* [http://www.umassd.edu/institutional_advancement/foundation/directors.cfm]
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