title: Rat Watson
text: # Rat Watson
  
  Alfred Grady "Rat" Watson (February 10, 1894 – June 15, 1965), sometimes referenced as Rats Watson, was an American football player. A native of Houston, he played college football at Southwestern (TX) and Texas and professional football as a quarterback for the Toledo Maroons, Kansas City Blues, Hammond Pros, and Buffalo Bisons in the National Football League (NFL). He appeared in 20 NFL games, 12 as a starter, from 1922 to 1927. He also played for the Second Texas Infantry football team in 1916 and with the 36th Division football team during World War I.
  
  