Tom Watt
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About
Hockey identity and athlete who is best known as a coach and scout for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League. He served as a coach in the NHL for 11 seasons for teams including Toronto Varsity Blues, Vancouver Canucks, and St. John's Maple Leafs.
Before Fame
In the year 1959, he graduated from University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Physical Education.
Trivia
He worked as the head of the men's physical education department at Monarch Park Secondary School in Toronto. He served as head coach of the Winnipeg Jets. In the years 1981 and 1982, he won the Jack Adams Award as the NHL Coach of the Year.
Family Life
As a child, he was encouraged by his father to play every sport.
Associated With
He and Glen Sather are both famous Canadian hockey coaches.
