Richard Nottingham Watts (February 3, 1873 â December 3, 1945) was an American college football and college baseball coach. He served as the fourth head football coach at Baylor University, coaching in 1903 and compiling a record of 4âÂÂ3âÂÂ1. Watts was also the second head baseball coach at Baylor, coaching from 1903 to 1904 and tallying a mark of 13âÂÂ18. He was an alumnus of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, where he had played football previously. He later worked for the United States Geological Survey.