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.
Cory Paus Cory Robert Paus (born April 4, 1980) is a former Canadian football quarterback in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at UCLA. He played one year in the CFL for the Calgary Stampeders.