Joe Watt
Joseph Chester Watt
Born: June 18, 1919
Montreal, QC Canada
Deceased: June 27, 1983
Ithaca, NY
Position: HB-DB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 184
College: Syracuse
High School: Erasmus Hall (Brooklyn, NY)
Career: 1947-1949
Drafted: 1947 in Round 7, #47 overall by the Boston Yanks
Joe Watt played from 1947 to 1949 during his career with the Boston Yanks, Detroit Lions and New York Bulldogs. Watt ran for 61 yards in his career on 31 attempts, scoring 0 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 6 passes for 133 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NFL Detroit Lions | 11 | 7 | 0.6 | 7 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Detroit Lions | 20 | 54 | 2.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 61 | 2.0 | 10 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 104 | 26.0 | 75 | 2 |
| 1948 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Totals | 6 | 133 | 22.2 | 75 | 2 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NFL Boston Yanks | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Detroit Lions | 8 | 115 | 14.4 | 28 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Detroit Lions | 8 | 87 | 10.9 | 18 | 0 |
| Totals | 18 | 230 | 12.8 | 28 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 24 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Detroit Lions | 12 | 180 | 15.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Totals | 16 | 248 | 15.5 | 25 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 25 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 22 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL New York Bulldogs | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 7 | 76 | 10.9 | 25 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NFL Boston Yanks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1948 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1947 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||
| Totals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NFL | Boston Yanks | 1 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 8 | 4 |
| 1948 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 5 |
| 1949 | NFL | New York Bulldogs | 5 | 1 |
