Sid Watson
| Biographical details | |||||||||||||
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| Born | May 4, 1932 Andover, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died | April 25, 2004 (aged 71) Naples, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Northeastern | ||||||||||||
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |||||||||||||
| 1959–1983 | Bowdoin | ||||||||||||
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |||||||||||||
| 1981–1998 | Bowdoin | ||||||||||||
| Head coaching record | |||||||||||||
| Overall | 327–210–14 (.606) | ||||||||||||
| Accomplishments and honors | |||||||||||||
| Championships | |||||||||||||
| 1969 ECAC 2 Champion 1970 ECAC 2 Champion 1971 ECAC 2 Champion 1971 ECAC 2 Tournament Champion 1972 ECAC 2 Champion 1975 ECAC 2 Tournament Champion 1976 ECAC 2 Tournament Champion 1978 ECAC 2 East Champion 1978 ECAC 2 East Tournament Champion 1980 ECAC 2 East Champion | |||||||||||||
| Awards | |||||||||||||
| 1955 NFL kickoff return yards leader 1966 UPI New England Coach of the Year 1969 Clark Holder Award 1970 Edward Jeremiah Award 1970 Clark Holder Award 1971 Edward Jeremiah Award 1976 UPI Eastern Small College Coach of the Year 1978 Edward Jeremiah Award 1983 Schaeffer Pen Award 2001 Hobey Baker Legends of College Hockey U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Northeastern University Athletic Hall of Fame Maine Sports Hall of Fame Andover, Massachusetts Hall of Fame 2005 Massachusetts Hockey Hall of Fame | |||||||||||||
| Football career | |||||||||||||
| No. 39, 41 | |||||||||||||
| Position | Halfback | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school | Punchard (MA) | ||||||||||||
| College | Northeastern | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
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Sidney John Watson (May 4, 1932 – April 25, 2004) was an American football player and college ice hockey player and coach. He played halfback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins. He played college football at Northeastern University. He was also the head hockey coach at Bowdoin College from 1959 to 1983.