John Wesley Watson (July 11, 1893 â January 4, 1963) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Utah State University from 1916 to 1917, compiling a record of 8âÂÂ5âÂÂ2.
Watson later served as an intelligence officer in the United States Army. He retired a major, having worked under the command of Claire Lee Chennault. Watson died of a heart attack, on January 4, 1963, in Alamogordo, New Mexico.