| Bobby Watson | |
| Position: | Guard |
| Number: | 12 |
| Birth Date: | 22 March 1930 |
| Birth Place: | Central City, Kentucky |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lb: | 160 |
| Highschool: | Owensboro (Owensboro, Kentucky) |
| College: | Kentucky (1949–1952) |
| Draft Year: | 1952 |
| Draft Round: | 3 |
| Draft Pick: | 21 |
| Draft Team: | Milwaukee Hawks |
| Career Start: | 1954 |
| Career End: | 1955 |
| Team1: | Minneapolis Lakers |
| Team2: | Milwaukee Hawks |
| Stats League: | NBA |
| Stat1label: | Points |
| Stat1value: | 175 (2.8 ppg) |
| Stat2label: | Rebound |
| Stat2value: | 87 (1.4 rpg) |
| Stat3label: | Assists |
| Stat3value: | 79 (1.3 apg) |
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Robert E. Watson (March 22, 1930 – January 31, 2017) was a guard who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Watson was drafted by the Milwaukee Hawks in the 1952 NBA draft.[1] He first played in the NBA with the Minneapolis Lakers in 1954 before being traded back to the Milwaukee Hawks for Lew Hitch.
He died on January 31, 2017, at the age of 86.[2]
Source[1]
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis | 50 | 10.9 | .358 | .629 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.9 | ||
| Milwaukee | 13 | 12.0 | .200 | .900 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 2.2 | ||
| Career | 63 | 11.1 | .323 | .689 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 2.8 | ||