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He was born in Eufaula, Oklahoma. After graduating from high school in 1976, Watts attended the University of Oklahoma. As quarterback, he led the Sooners to consecutive Big Eight Conference titles and Orange Bowl championships. He graduated in 1981 with a B.A. in journalism.

Between 1981 to 1986, he played in the Canadian Football League, receiving the Most Valuable PlayerIn American sports, a Most Valuable Player MVP award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests. Initially used in professional sport award of the Grey CupIn 1909, the Grey Cup was donated by the then Governor General of Canada, Lord Earl Grey, to recognize the top amateur rugby football team in Canada. By this time Canadian rugby had become markedly different from the rugby union football from which it dev, during his rookieRookie is a term for a person who is in their first year of play of their sport and has little or no experience. By extension the term has come to mean anyone new to a profession or activity (e. Rookie cop, Rookie pilot). Rookie is also the name of an Ita season.

He served as a Southern BaptistThe Southern Baptist Convention (SBC is a U. cooperative ministry agency serving missionary Baptist churches around the world. The words Southern Baptist Convention refer both to the denomination and its annual meeting of delegates. Because Baptist church youth ministerIn most Protestant churches, a minister is a member of the ordained clergy who leads a congregation; such a person may also be called a Pastor, Preacher, or Elder. In many churches, ministers are required to be seminary-trained although some churches allo and associate pastorA pastor is the head minister or priest of a Christian church. Many Protestant denominations use pastor as a title (e. Pastor Smith) or as a job title (e. Senior Pastor, Pastor of Worship, Children's Pastor, meaning the church leader in charge of those ar in Del City, OklahomaDel City is a city located in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma and is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 22,128. Founder George Epperly's dream of Del City came to life in 1948. It is the proud from 19871987 is a common year starting on Thursday. Events January January 1 Nunavut's capital changes it name to Iqaluit from Frobisher Bay. January 3 Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. January 4 An Amtrak train to 1994.

He was elected to the Oklahoma State Corporation Commission in 1990.

Watts was elected to the United States Congress in 1994. He was the first black Republican elected in a Southern state to a federal office in 120 years. He garnered attention soon after his election by declining to join the Congressional Black Caucus.

He was selected in 1997 to deliver the Republican response to President Bill Clinton's State of the Union Address. Later that year, Watts stirred up controversy when he branded some unnamed black Democrats and civil rights leaders "race-hustling poverty pimps." [1].

In 1998, he was chosen as the chairman of the House Republican Conference. He decided not to run for reelection in 2002, citing a desire to spend more time with his family.

He is chairman of the J.C. Watts Companies, which works with clients on strategies for business development, communications and public affairs. He serves on the boards of the Boy Scouts of America, the United States Military Academy, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Clear Channel Communications, Dillard’s , and Terex Corporation . He writes a monthly column for The Sporting News and is a commentator on The Tavis Smiley Show.