Bio:
Malcolm Laird Watt was inducted into the McGill Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.
He was born in Montreal on May 21, 1913. He earned a BA from McGill in 1931, a B.Com. in 1934 and an honourary Doctor of Laws degree in 1993.
Watt captained McGill to the 1933-34 Canadian intercollegiate tennis team championship in Kingston. He won the Dr. Charles F. Martin trophy as McGill champion in 1933 and captured back-to-back Canadian intercollegiate singles titles in 1932 and 1933.
He also won two Canadian intercollegiate doubles championships (1931 and 1933), as well as the 1933 Quebec senior singles title.
After graduation, Watt became the top-ranked tennis player in Canada in 1938 and 1939 and was on four Canadian Davis Cup teams, playing in 1934, 1938 and 1946; he served as a non-playing captain in 1947.
He was awarded the Canada Centennial Medal in 1967 for outstanding contribution to amateur sport and later chaired the McGill Martlet Foundation (1979-82).
Watt was elected to the Canadian Amateur Athletic Hall of Fame in 1975, the Canadian Tennis Hall of Fame in 1991 and the Quebec Tennis Hall of Fame in 1998. He died in Montreal on May 3, 2001.
Laird Watt, a Montrealer, was the No. 1-ranked tennis player in Canada in 1938 and 1939. He was a four-time Canadian Davis Cup team standout who won numerous Quebec and Canadian titles.
Awarded the Canada Centennial Medal in 1967 for outstanding contribution to amateur sport, he was elected to the Canadian Amateur Athletic Hall of Fame in 1975, the Canadian Tennis Hall of Fame in 1991 and the Quebec Tennis Hall of Fame in 1996. He died in 2001 at age 87.
Born: Malcolm Laird Watt on May 21, 1913 in Montreal
Died: May 3, 2001 in Montreal
McGill degrees: BA '31, B. Com. '34; honourary doctor of law degree '93
UNIVERSITY SPORTS INVOLVEMENT & AWARDS:
* captain of the McGill tennis team in 1933-34
* led McGill to a Canadian intercollegiate team championship in Kingston,
* won the Dr. Charles F. Martin trophy as McGill champion in 1933
* won back-to-back Canadian intercollegiate singles titles in 1932 and 1933
* won TWO Canadian intercollegiate doubles titles in 1931 and 1933
* won the 1933 Quebec senior singles title
* won a Scarlet Key leadership award in 1933
RELATED RELEVANT ACHIEVEMENTS OUTSIDE McGILL ATHLETIC CAREER:
* was the No. 1-ranked player in Canada in 1938 and 1939
* member of 4 Canadian Davis Cup teams (player 1934, 1938, 1946; non-playing captain in 1947)
* won two straight Canadian indoor doubles championships in 1933 and 1934
* was a THREE-time Quebec singles champion (1933, 1938, 1939)
* was a FIVE-time Quebec doubles champion (1934, 1937-39, 1946)
* won the Ontario singles championship in 1932
* won the Ontario doubles championship in 1937
* won the Maryland State doubles title with McGill's Ross Wilson in 1938
* won THREE USA national father & son doubles titles with father Robert N. Watt (1933-34, 1937)
* awarded Canada Centennial Medal in 1967 for outstanding contribution to amateur sport
* elected to the Canadian Amateur Athletic Hall of Fame in 1975
* elected to the Canadian Tennis Hall of Fame in 1991
* elected to the Quebec Tennis Hall of Fame in 1996
* appointed a governor at McGill in 1970
* served as president of the McGill Graduates Society
* served as president of the Quebec Lawn Tennis Association (1951-52)
* served as president of the Canadian Lawn Tennis Association (1962-63)
* served as president of the International Lawn Tennis Club of Canada (1965-69)
* served with British Commonwealth Games Assoc of Canada (hon. treasurer, '53-59 & VP '59-63)
