George Watkins (American football)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 8, 1886 Faunsdale, Alabama |
| Died | March 16, 1962 (aged 75) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Alma mater | Sewanee: The University of the South |
| Playing career | |
| 1904–1906 | Sewanee |
| Position(s) | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1914 | Sewanee (assistant) |
George LeGrande Watkins (June 8, 1886 – March 16, 1962) was a college football player and coach who was once mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma. In 1959 Watkins was made chairman of the Tulsa County Excise Board by the Oklahoma Tax Commission.
Watkins was a prominent center for the Sewanee Tigers football teams of Sewanee: The University of the South, a small Episcopal school in the mountains of Tennessee. He thrice made All-Southern. Watkins was unanimously selected captain of the 1906 team. He is the second-team center on Sewanee's all-time team, behind Frank Juhan. At Sewanee he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
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