Dwight Watson (American football)

After completing his education at Michigan State Normal College, Watson became employed with Swift & Company in Chicago starting in 1902.^[10] In approximately 1903, Watson left his position with Swift & Company and began a long career in the developing telephone industry. He started as a "trouble shooter" for the Kibbie Telephone Company in Crawford County, Illinois.^[11] He subsequently accepted a position with the Van Buren County Telephone Company, where he was promoted to district manager in Paw Paw, Michigan.^[10][11] At the time of the 1910 U.S. Census, Watson was living in Paw Paw, working as a manager for the phone company. He was married to Pearl A. Watson, and they had one son, F. Stanley Watson, and three daughters, Katherine, Barbara and Virginia.^[12]

In December 1916, after five years in Paw Paw, Watson became the manager of the Michigan State Telephone Company at Kalamazoo, Michigan.^[10][11] In 1918, Watson returned to the Van Buren County Telephone Company as its general manager.^[10] At the time of the 1920 U.S. Census, Watson was living in South Haven, Michigan, where he was still working as a manager for the phone company. By 1920, his family had grown to six children with two additional daughters, Elizabeth and Marion.^[13]

Watson died in 1920, at age 47, at his home in South Haven following an illness that had lasted for several months.^[10]

• Dwight Watson at Find a Grave