JACK WATT

Athlete, Lansdale HS, 1938
Football, Basketball, Track

Triple-Threat Back for 1937 Football Championship Team
All Bux-Mont League Football 1st Team and Top League Rusher
Honorary Captain of the All-League Football Team
Undefeated in the 100 Yard Dash, 220 Yard Dash
& 120 Low Hurdles in every dual meet, 1938.
Held the Lansdale HS school record for the 220 yard dash and 120 yard Low Hurdles, 1938
Team Captain of the 1938 LHS Track Team.
Ran leadoff leg of one quarter mile relay in the Penn Relays for Mercersburg Academy that set a World’s Interscholastic Record of 42.2 seconds.
BA, University of Pennsylvania, 1943

Jack Watt was a great athlete who participated in Football, Track, Basketball, Baseball, Boxing and Wrestling.Jack was a Tailback on the 1937 Lansdale HS Football Team that was undefeated, untied, and un-scored upon until the last four minutes in the last game of the season at Doylestown. In addition to being a top rusher in the Bux-Mont League, Jack was also an effective passer and extra-point kicker (drop kick). He was All-Bux-Mont Halfback First Team and Honorary Captain of the All-League Team.

The 1938 Track team was undefeated, with 33 straight Dual Meet wins under Coach James Crawford. Jack won the 100-Yard Dash, 120-Yard Low Hurdles, and 220 Yard Dash in every Dual Meet his senior year, scoring a total of 215 points. His cumulative career point total was an impressive 518 points. Jack was Captain of the Track team.

Track Team was undefeated for 3 Years in Dual Meets, 1936-1938.
Co-Owner of 100 Yard Dash LHS School Record with George Sands.
Held School Record for 220 Yard Dash and 120 Yard Low Hurdles.
Ran on 3 one mile relay championship teams at the Penn Relays for LHS.
Jack’s success continued as he ran the Ran first leg of ¼ mile relay team at the 1939 Penn Relays for Mercersburg Academy which set a World’s Interscholastic Record at 42.2 Seconds in the rain.

Prep School Mercersburg Academy, 1939

Jack graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, Class of 1943.