Wade Watts, was an African American gospel preacher and civil rights activist from Oklahoma, he has been cited as a mentor by which former congressman, an American politician from Oklahoma who was a college football quarterback for the Oklahoma Sooners and later played professionally in the Canadian Football League?
J. C. Watts Julius Caesar "J. C." Watts Jr. (born November 18, 1957) is an American politician from Oklahoma who was a college football quarterback for the Oklahoma Sooners and later played professionally in the Canadian Football League. Watts served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003 as a Republican, representing Oklahoma's 4th Congressional District.
Zeke Martin Cecil Francis "Zeke" Martin (September 26, 1924 - November 27, 2006) is a former college and pro athlete, high school coach, businessman and mayor from Denton, TX. He was a two-time all-conference quarterback at North Texas State College from 1947 to 1950 and had previously started 1 game for the Texas Longhorns football team in 1944. He was drafted by the Washington Redskins in 1951 and played professionally for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in Canada during the 1951 season. He coached high school football for nearly a decade and then became a successful businessman, the mayor of Denton, Texas and a candidate for the Texas state legislature.