Sid Watson
Sidney John Watson
Born: May 4, 1932
Andover, MA USA
Deceased: April 25, 2004
Naples, FL
Position: HB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 187
College: Northeastern
High School: Andover (MA)
Career: 1955-1958
Sid Watson played from 1955 to 1958 during his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins. Watson ran for 516 yards in his career on 199 attempts, scoring 4 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 39 passes for 423 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 29 | 31 | 1.1 | 15 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 112 | 298 | 2.7 | 18 | 4 |
| 1957 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 21 | 1.8 | 12 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Washington Redskins | 46 | 166 | 3.6 | 23 | 0 |
| Totals | 199 | 516 | 2.6 | 23 | 4 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 19 | 223 | 11.7 | 62 | 1 |
| 1956 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 138 | 11.5 | 37 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Washington Redskins | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 24 | 1 |
| Totals | 39 | 423 | 10.8 | 62 | 2 |
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 10 | 83.3 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 13 |
| Totals | 12 | 10 | 83.3 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 13 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 23 | 15 | 0.7 | 12 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | 21 | 5.2 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 28 | 38 | 1.4 | 12 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 27 | 716 | 26.5 | 49 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 110 | 27.5 | 35 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Washington Redskins | 19 | 443 | 23.3 | 47 | 0 |
| Totals | 50 | 1269 | 25.4 | 49 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1956 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1957 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1955 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1956 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 37 | |||||
| 1958 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Totals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 10 | 0 |
