![]() ![]() Both are in the Flyers Hall of Fame.īesides Joe Watson, other Philadelphia sports inductees include former middleweight boxing champion Bernard Hopkins, ex-Phillies executive Bill Giles, former Phillies Carlos Ruiz and Willie Jones, track-and-field star Carol Lewis, Eagles greats Irving Fryar and Jeremiah Trotter, Villanova coaching legend Jay Wright, one-time basketball standout Valerie Still, jockey Tony Black, race-car drive Al Holbert, one-time Olympic rowing winner Bill Knecht, former Penn football star and Olympic medal winner (three events) Truxton Hare, swimming great Judy Auritt Klein, and former Inquirer writer James Isaminger, who broke the Black Sox scandal in 1919. To get a job at Live Casino & Hotel Philadelphia, browse currently open positions and apply for a job near you. Joe is the older brother of Jimmy Watson, who both played on the Flyers’ Cup champs. Always has, and they will appear in a new book, Thundermouth, written by Bill Meltzer. Watson, who looks 20 years younger than his age (80), has some amazing stories. And, man, does he have some great stories! /DqLQnljQSG Joe’s book, written by is coming out in mid-November. ![]() Congrats to former defenseman who will be inducted into the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame Thursday. ![]()
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