Watt Hobt
Albert Watt Hobt Sr. (October 1, 1893 – October 2, 1963) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach and head basketball coach at the University of Toledo from 1919 to 1920. Prior to his stint at Toledo, he served as the head basketball coach at Wittenberg College—now known as Wittenberg University—in Springfield, Ohio during the 1917–18 season.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 1, 1893 Wellston, Ohio |
| Died | October 2, 1963 (aged 70) Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1913–1916 | Ohio State |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1917–1918 | Wittenberg |
| 1919–1920 | Toledo |
| 1921 | Tennessee (line) |
| 1922–1923 | Tennessee (backfield) |
| 1924–1925 | Tennessee (freshmen) |
| Basketball | |
| 1917–1918 | Wittenberg |
| 1919–1920 | Toledo |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 11–9 (football) 9–14 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 OAC (1918) | |
Hobt moved to Knoxville, Tennessee, where he served as a long-time physical education faculty member at the University of Tennessee.[2] He served as an assistant coach for the Tennessee Volunteers football team from 1921 to 1925.[3]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wittenberg Tigers (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1917–1918) | |||||||||
| 1917 | Wittenberg | 5–2 | 4–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1918 | Wittenberg | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1st | |||||
| Wittenberg: | 9–2 | 7–1 | |||||||
| Toledo Blue and Gold (Independent) (1919–1920) | |||||||||
| 1919 | Toledo | 2–4 | |||||||
| 1920 | Toledo | 0–3 | |||||||
| Toledo: | 2–7 | ||||||||
| Total: | 11–9 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- "Men's Basketball Records" (PDF). Wittenberg Tigers men's basketball. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- "The University of Tennessee Record, Volume 26, Issue 1". University of Tennessee. 1923. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- "2011 Record Book" (PDF). Tennessee Volunteers football. 2011. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
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