Bob Waters
Waters as head coach at Western Carolina
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | June 22, 1938 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Millen, Georgia | ||||||||
| Date of death: | May 29, 1989 (aged 50) | ||||||||
| Place of death: | Cullowhee, North Carolina | ||||||||
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| College: | Presbyterian | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1960 / Round: 7 / Pick: 83 | ||||||||
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| TD–INT: | 3–8 |
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| Yards: | 707 |
| QB Rating: | 46.7 |
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Robert Lee "Bob" Waters (June 22, 1938 – May 29, 1989) was an American football player, coach, and administrator, best known for his contributions to athletics at Western Carolina University. Waters coached the Western Carolina Catamounts football team for 20 seasons (1969–1988), and performed the dual role of athletic director from 1971 through 1986. According to the university, "the evolution and success of the school's athletic programs, especially its football program, during that period can be attributed largely to his talents and personality". In March 1989, during the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease), Waters was reassigned from his head coaching position by university chancellor Myron Coulter. He died on May 29, 1989, at his home in Cullowhee, North Carolina, at the age of 50 following a six-year battle with the disease.
Waters grew up in Sylvania, Georgia and was a successful athlete at Screven County High, receiving 11 varsity letters for his participation in three different sports. He initially entered Stetson University in DeLand, Florida, as a freshman quarterback and defensive back, but when Stetson dropped the school's football program at the end of his first season. Waters transferred to Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina, where he served as a quarterback and defensive back on the college's team. The team was invited to the January 1960 Tangerine Bowl, meeting Middle Tennessee State; despite losing by a score of 21–12, Waters was named the game's most outstanding player. Waters was a member of the Mu chapter of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity at Presbyterian College.
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