R. W. "Red" Watkins
Robert Williams "Red" Watkins (February 28, 1905 – July 2, 1985) was an American football and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. He was the sixth head football coach at Appalachian State Teachers College—now Appalachian State University—located in Boone, North Carolina, serving from 1940 to 1941 and compiling a record of 10–9.[1] Watkins was also the head baseball coach at Appalachian State from 1934 to 1940 and the school's athletic director from 1940 to 1941. He died in 1985.
 Watkins pictured in The Rhododendron 1947, Appalachian State yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 28, 1905 Forsyth County, North Carolina |
| Died | July 2, 1985 (aged 80) Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1940–1941 | Appalachian State |
| Baseball | |
| 1934–1940 | Appalachian State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1940–1941 | Appalachian State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 10–9 (football) |
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian State Mountaineers (North State Conference) (1940–1941) | |||||||||
| 1940 | Appalachian State | 6–4 | 2–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1941 | Appalachian State | 4–5 | 2–3 | 5th | |||||
| Appalachian State: | 10–9 | 4–5 | |||||||
| Total: | 10–9 | ||||||||
References
- Mike Flynn, ed. (2009). "History and Traditions: All-Time Coaching Records". Appalachian Football 2009 Media Guide (PDF). Appalachian Sports Information. p. 184.
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