fish up there I've been trying to catch for a long time. It always comes up and winks at me but will never bite my line." Watkins was not actively engaged in his medical practice during the last several years of his life due to failing health. He died at Billings in 1936 at the age of 63. His death was attributed to bronchopneumonia after an extended illness resulting from the x-ray burns sustained 30 years earlier. The burns reportedly "ultimately broke down his physical condition, leading to his death." References 1936 deaths 1872 births Michigan Wolverines baseball coaches Michigan Wolverines baseball players People from Billings, Montana People from Reed City, Michigan University of Michigan Medical School alumni People from Hancock County, Ohio