Saturday, March 15, 2025

Slick Watts Dies


Slick Watts, one of Seattle's first pro sports heroes has died.
Watts was a guard for the Seattle Super Sonics in the early to mid 70s.  Pro sports at that level where somewhat new to the area at the time.
Watts, completely bald before it became fashionable, was easily identifiable by his colorful headbands. 
A guard, he led the NBA in steels and assists.
Watts stayed in Seattle after retirement,further endearing him to fans.
I met him about nine years ago at a pub in Redmond Ridge.  

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Great post Mike. He was one of the Sonic Legends.