Watt Hobt

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]

Watt Hobt

Biographical details
Born	(1893-10-01)October 1, 1893 Wellston, Ohio, U.S.
Died	October 2, 1963(1963-10-02) (aged 70) near Rutledge, Tennessee, U.S.
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]

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