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American sports coach, college athletics administrator

R. W. "Red" Watkins
Biographical details
Watkins pictured in The Rhododendron 1947, Appalachian State yearbook
Born	(1905-02-28)February 28, 1905 Forsyth County, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	July 2, 1985(1985-07-02) (aged 80) Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1940–1941	Appalachian State
Baseball
1934–1940	Appalachian State

Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1940–1941	Appalachian State

Head coaching record
Overall	10–9 (football)

Robert Williams "Red" Watkins (February 28, 1905 – July 2, 1985) was an American football and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. He was the sixth head football coach at Appalachian State Teachers College—now Appalachian State University—located in Boone, North Carolina, serving from 1940 to 1941 and compiling a record of 10–9. Watkins was also the head baseball coach at Appalachian State from 1934 to 1940 and the school's athletic director from 1940 to 1941. He died in 1985.

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Appalachian State Mountaineers (North State Conference) (1940–1941)
1940	Appalachian State	6–4	2–2	4th
1941	Appalachian State	4–5	2–3	5th
Appalachian State:		10–9	4–5
Total:		10–9

References

Mike Flynn, ed. (2009). "History and Traditions: All-Time Coaching Records". Appalachian Football 2009 Media Guide (PDF). Appalachian Sports Information. p. 184.

External links

R. W. "Red" Watkins at Find a Grave

v t e Appalachian State Mountaineers head baseball coaches
T. R. Baine (1925) No team (1926–1930) C. B. Johnston (1931) No team (1932–1933) R. W. "Red" Watkins (1934–1940) Clyde Canipe (1941) No team (1942–1946) Unknown (1947) Francis Hoover (1948) Bob Broome (1949–1957) Bill Alheim (1958) Dave Pierce (1959–1960) Joe Bryson (1961–1962) Frank Meyer (1963–1964) Bob Henry (1965) Bill Church (1966) Frank Lovrich (1967–1973) Jim Morris (1974–1998) Troy Heustess (1999–2004) Chris Pollard (2005–2012) Billy Jones (2013–2016) Kermit Smith (2017– )

Appalachian State Mountaineers head baseball coaches

T. R. Baine (1925)
No team (1926–1930)
C. B. Johnston (1931)
No team (1932–1933)
R. W. "Red" Watkins (1934–1940)
Clyde Canipe (1941)
No team (1942–1946)
Unknown (1947)
Francis Hoover (1948)
Bob Broome (1949–1957)
Bill Alheim (1958)
Dave Pierce (1959–1960)
Joe Bryson (1961–1962)
Frank Meyer (1963–1964)
Bob Henry (1965)
Bill Church (1966)
Frank Lovrich (1967–1973)
Jim Morris (1974–1998)
Troy Heustess (1999–2004)
Chris Pollard (2005–2012)
Billy Jones (2013–2016)
Kermit Smith (2017– )

v t e Appalachian State Mountaineers athletic directors
Chapel Wilson (dates unknown) C. B. Johnston (1929–1933) Eugene Garbee (1933–1934) Kidd Brewer (1935–1938) Flucie Stewart (1939–1940) R. W. "Red" Watkins (1940–1941) No athletic director (1942–1969) Roy Clogston (1969–1974) Jim Jones (1974–1980) C. H. Gilstrap (1980–1982) Jim Garner (1982–1990) Roachel Laney (1990–2004) Charlie Cobb (2004–2014) Rick Beasley # (2014–2015) Doug Gillin (2015– ) # denotes interim athletic director

Appalachian State Mountaineers athletic directors

Chapel Wilson (dates unknown)
C. B. Johnston (1929–1933)
Eugene Garbee (1933–1934)
Kidd Brewer (1935–1938)
Flucie Stewart (1939–1940)
R. W. "Red" Watkins (1940–1941)
No athletic director (1942–1969)
Roy Clogston (1969–1974)
Jim Jones (1974–1980)
C. H. Gilstrap (1980–1982)
Jim Garner (1982–1990)
Roachel Laney (1990–2004)
Charlie Cobb (2004–2014)
Rick Beasley # (2014–2015)
Doug Gillin (2015– )

# denotes interim athletic director

v t e Appalachian State Mountaineers head football coaches
Graydon Eggers (1928) C. B. Johnston (1929–1932) Eugene Garbee (1933–1934) Kidd Brewer (1935–1938) Flucie Stewart (1939) R. W. "Red" Watkins (1940–1941) Beattie Feathers (1942) No team (1943–1944) Francis Hoover (1945) Flucie Stewart (1946) E. C. Duggins (1947–1950) Pres Mull (1951) E. C. Duggins (1952–1955) Bob Broome (1956–1958) Bob Breitenstein (1959) Jim Duncan (1960–1964) Carl Messere (1965–1970) Jim Brakefield (1971–1979) Mike Working (1980–1982) Mack Brown (1983) Sparky Woods (1984–1988) Jerry Moore (1989–2012) Scott Satterfield (2013–2018) Mark Ivey # (2018) Eliah Drinkwitz (2019) Shawn Clark (2019–2024) Dowell Loggains (2025–present)
# denotes interim/acting head coach

Appalachian State Mountaineers head football coaches

Graydon Eggers (1928)
C. B. Johnston (1929–1932)
Eugene Garbee (1933–1934)
Kidd Brewer (1935–1938)
Flucie Stewart (1939)
R. W. "Red" Watkins (1940–1941)
Beattie Feathers (1942)
No team (1943–1944)
Francis Hoover (1945)
Flucie Stewart (1946)
E. C. Duggins (1947–1950)
Pres Mull (1951)
E. C. Duggins (1952–1955)
Bob Broome (1956–1958)
Bob Breitenstein (1959)
Jim Duncan (1960–1964)
Carl Messere (1965–1970)
Jim Brakefield (1971–1979)
Mike Working (1980–1982)
Mack Brown (1983)
Sparky Woods (1984–1988)
Jerry Moore (1989–2012)
Scott Satterfield (2013–2018)
Mark Ivey # (2018)
Eliah Drinkwitz (2019)
Shawn Clark (2019–2024)
Dowell Loggains (2025–present)

# denotes interim/acting head coach

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