Jim or Jimmy Watson may refer to: Politics Jim Watson (Canadian politician) (born 1961), mayor of Ottawa, Canada Jim Watson (English politician) (?–2013), former mayor of Blackburn, U.K. Jim Watson (Illinois politician) (born 1965), state representative from Illinois, U.S. Sports Jimmy Watson (Irish footballer) (19th century), fullback for Ulster and Ireland Jimmy Watson (footballer, born 1877) (1877–1942), Scottish fullback who played for Sunderland, Middlesbrough, and Scotland Jimmy Watson (footballer, born 1914) (1914–1979), English footballer who played inside-forward for Gillingham Jimmy Watson (footballer, born 1924) (1924–1996), Scottish footballer who played striker for Motherwell and Huddersfield Town Jim Watson (Australian footballer) (1896–1978), Australian rules footballer for Carlton and Fitzroy Jim Watson (ice hockey) (born 1943), Canadian ice hockey player who played for the NHL's Detroit Red Wings and Buffalo Sabres Jimmy Watson (ice hockey) (born 1952), Canadian ice hockey player who played for the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers Jim Watson (sportscaster), American host and announcer for Fox Sports and NBC Sports Other Jim Watson (actor), Canadian television actor Jim Watson (biologist) (1943–2017), New Zealand bio-technologist and entrepreneur Jim Watson (guitarist), early member of the band 311 Jimmy Watson Memorial Trophy, awarded annually at the Royal Melbourne Wine Show Jim Watson (artist) (1932–2017), British comics artist See also James Watson (disambiguation) Jamie Watson (disambiguation)