Ron Watts
 Ronald Watts, circa 1965 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 21, 1943 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | November 2, 2022 (aged 79) Rockville, Maryland, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Woodrow Wilson (Washington, D.C.) |
| College | Wake Forest (1962–1965) |
| NBA draft | 1965: 2nd round, 13th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Boston Celtics |
| Playing career | 1965–1967 |
| Position | Small forward |
| Number | 12 |
| Career history | |
| 1965–1967 | Boston Celtics |
| Career highlights | |
| Stats at NBA.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
| Stats at Basketball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
| Stats at Basketball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Ronald Michael Watts (May 21, 1943 – November 2, 2022) was an American professional basketball player.
A 6'6" small forward from Wake Forest University, Watts played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for two seasons (1965–67) as a member of the Boston Celtics.
After his career with the Celtics, he was featured in a series of Clio-award-winning commercials for AT&T with his good friend Bill Russell. The commercials showed Watts and Russell cracking jokes at each other's expense, and helped to launch AT&T's long-distance telephone service. Watts found fame with this commercial and its success was parlayed into the WATS line, standing for "Wide Area Telecommunications Service", which was AT&T's corporate offering for businesses. When AT&T was the largest company in the world, the revenue from the WATS line alone would have made it the eighth largest corporation in the world. However, this was before celebrities were highly compensated for endorsement deals and Watts received no profit share.
Watts died on November 2, 2022, at the age of 79.[1]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| † | Won an NBA championship |
NBA
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Regular season
[edit | edit source]| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965–66† | Boston | 1 | 3.0 | .500 | – | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 1966–67 | Boston | 27 | 3.3 | .250 | .696 | 1.4 | .0 | 1.4 |
| Career | 28 | 3.3 | .261 | .696 | 1.4 | .1 | 1.4 | |
Playoffs
[edit | edit source]| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Boston | 1 | 5.0 | .167 | .500 | 2.0 | .0 | 3.0 |
References
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- Career statistics from NBA.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). · Basketball Reference
- Career statistics from WNBA.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). · Basketball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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