- Graduated from Woodruff High School in 1966
- Graduated from East Tennessee State University in 1971 with a B. S. Degree in Physical
Education
- Graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1978 with a Masters of Education
- Woodruff High School
- Elected to All State football team as a Senior
- Played in North/South All Star football game as a Senior
- Received a football scholarship to East Tennessee State University
- South Florence High School
- Only Athletic Director in school history at the time of his retirement
- Starting his teaching and coaching career at Southside High School in 1972
- Head Football Coach at South Florence High School from 1977‐2000
- Athletic Director at South Florence High School from 1977‐2013
- Assistant Coach in North/South All Star football game in 1979
- Head Coach in North/South All Star football game in 1990
- Assistant Coach in Shrine Bowl in 1993
- Assistant Coach in Shrine Bowl in 1994
- South Carolina “Athletic Administrator of the Year” in 2007
- Football “Coach of the Year” in Region V and Region VI
- Voted Region “Athletic Director of the Year” eight times
- Athletic Department selected “Best Sportsmanship”award four
times
- Inducted into the South Carolina Athletic Administrators Hall of Fame in
2015
- The SFHS Athletic Complex was named “The Mike Watts Athletic
Complex”
- Employed by Florence One Schools for 41 years