Watt Hobt

Watt Hobt
Biographical details
Born(1893-10-01)October 1, 1893
Wellston, Ohio, U.S.
DiedOctober 2, 1963(1963-10-02) (aged 70)
near Rutledge, Tennessee, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1913–1916Ohio State
Position(s)Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1917–1918Wittenberg
1919–1920Toledo
1921Tennessee (line)
1922–1923Tennessee (backfield)
1924–1925Tennessee (freshmen)
Basketball
1917–1918Wittenberg
1919–1920Toledo
Head coaching record
Overall11–9 (football)
9–14 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
1 OAC (1918)

Albert Watt Hobt Sr. (October 1, 1893 – October 2, 1963) was an American college football and college basketball coach and physical education professor. 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]

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]

Hobt dued on October 2, 1963, after suffering a heart seizure while driving his car near Rutledge, Tennessee.[4]

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

  1. ^ "Men's Basketball Records" (PDF). Wittenberg Tigers men's basketball. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  2. ^ "The University of Tennessee Record, Volume 26, Issue 1". University of Tennessee. 1923. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  3. ^ "2011 Record Book" (PDF). Tennessee Volunteers football. 2011. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  4. ^ "Prof. Hobt, Ex-Head of U-T Phys Ed, Dies". Knoxville News Sentinel. Knoxville, Tennessee. October 2, 1963. p. 16. Retrieved November 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.