Fred's Little Photo Album

Photos from Texas (Galveston, League City, Houston, Bandera, Arlington, New Braunfels, Conroe) - Florida (Winter Haven, Haines City, St. Petersburg, Orlando, Tampa, Lakeland, Altamonte Springs, Nalcrest) - North Carolina (Asheville & Nags Head Beach) - New York City, New York - Washington, D.C. - & Big Cedar Lodge in Ridgedale, Missouri.


I'm ready to hit the surf one cold winter day in Galveston.

Settin up the chess board for a game.

I used to race across the swimming pool in 1975.

I'm preparing to swing from a rope into the Medina River.

Striking a pose in a weight training workout in the summer of 1985.

I'm at Discovery Island in Disneyworld in Orlando, Florida.

I'm at the Ballpark at Arlington in 1998.  Who is that stoney guy?

Testing the delay timer on my camera in May of 2006.

Visited with Brandon Backe during Astros 2007 spring training in Kissimmee.

With Goofy at DisneyWorld in Kissimmee, Florida.

A day at DisneyWorld and a visit with Buzz Lightyear.

Joyful Life With Joy

Fred & Joy at the taping of the Today Show in 2002.

Fred & Joy at the taping of the Today Show in 2003.

Joy on our 2004 visit to Biltmore Estates in Asheville, North Carolina.

Joy heading down to path to the Biltmore Estates wine making building.

Fred and a Washington, D.C. panda.

Joy & Fred in front of the White House in 2004.

Joy and her Sheltie Chloe.

2005 Spring Break at St. Pete Beach - Joy, nephew Garrett, & brother Jeff.

Joy (with instructor Holly) received her Masters in Education from National Louis University in 2005.

Joy with her daughter Nicole at NLU graduation.

We stopped by Nags Head Beach, North Carolina on the way to West Virginia in 2005.

Joy at the Wright Brothers Museum in 2005.

Joy and the Wright brothers.

Joy & Fred with the mountains of West Virginia in the background.

Fred & his Sheltie Sarah.

Joy at Magic Kingdom during our 2006 anniversary getaway at the Disney All Star Sports Resort.

Joy & Fred on Carnival cruise ship Sensation to Nassau, Bahamas in July of 2007.

The 2007 school picture taken of Joy. Ain't she soooooooo beautiful!

Taken on December 31st of 2007. Happy New Year Joy!

Softball Team Pictures

1st place team - Jammin Sportswear from the 1989 Galveston Softball Association.

The UTMB Softball League Jammin Sportswear team from 1990.

Steve's Mobil Galveston Softball Co-ed League team picture from 1993.

2nd place team - 1998 annual Children's Hospital Tournament.

1st place team - Lake Wales Legends from the 2004 Polk Senior Games.

2nd place team - Turquoise Team from the 2004 Winter Haven Senior Softball Club.

1st place team - Lawson Financial from the 2004 Lakeland Senior Softball Club.

Winter Haven Wonders team picture from the Nalcrest tournament on November 17, 2004.

Winter Haven Wonders team picture from the Nalcrest tournament on January 12, 2005.

8th place team (Last) - Purple Team from the 2005 Winter Haven Senior Softball Club.

2nd place team - Platinum Financial from the 2005 Lakeland Senior Softball Club.

Winter Haven Wonders team picture from the Nalcrest game challenge on January 4, 2006.

4th place team - Center State Bank Black team from the 2006 Winter Haven Senior Softball Club.

3rd place team - Masterpiece from the 2006 Lakeland Senior Softball Club.

Team USA from 1st annual Canada vs USA game in 2006. I managed Team USA & won 17-15 after 10 innings of play.

Winter Haven Wonders team picture from the Nalcrest game challenge on March 22, 2006.

Deer Creek Park team picture from the Nalcrest game challenge on March 22, 2006.

My 2006 Florida Half Century 50s Senior Softball tournament team.

I am a 2007 member of the Deer Creek Softball team in Haines City, Florida.

1st place team - Eagles from the 2007 Polk Senior Games.

Team USA from 2nd annual Canada vs USA game in 2007. I managed Team USA & won 26-16.

7th place team (Last) - Brian's Tree Service team from the 2007 Winter Haven Senior Softball Club.

2nd place team - State Farm from the 2007 Lakeland Senior Softball Club.

Team USA beat Team Canada in 2008 by the score of 12-5. I managed Team USA.

I managed a Winter Haven team for the 2008 Winter Haven-Lakeland Competition.

The 1st Canada-USA game in Lakeland took place on March 19, 2008. I played with Team USA.

2008 Lakeland Senior Softball Club team (Won 12 - Lost 10).

1st place - Merrill Lynch Gray - 2008 Winter Haven Senior Softball Club- I managed & played.

Softball Pictures

I was on the 1981 Monsanto league SuperSports & my son played T-Ball with the Astros.

Me in my Luke's softball uniform and my son in his Cub Scout uniform.

Me from the UTMB 1993 Internal Medicine team.

Batting at the 2004 Polk Senior Games.

In Batters box at the January 2005 Altamonte Springs tourney.

Batting in the January 2005 Altamonte Springs tourney.

Coaching 1st base during the 2006 Lakeland Senior Softball Club season.

Before gametime during the 2006 Winter Haven Senior Softball Club season.

In the outfield during batting practice before a 2007 Winter Haven Senior Softball Club game.

My individual 2007 Team USA picture taken during pregame batting practice.

I was presented the AmeriCanada Trophy after the 2008 Canada-USA game.

Sarah and I sat next to the AmeriCanada Trophy following the 2008 Canada-USA game.

Standing in the 1st base coaching box during the 2008 Winter Haven season.

My Childhood Years

I'm in the driver's seat of my new tractor.

I owned a car too. That's my Mom monitoring my driving skills.

Blackie distracting me with my dad and my brother.

Here's a contrast of emotions.    I'm with my favorite sister & my brother is all alone. hahahaha

My sister-in-law Dolores with me.

My Son

Tubing in the Medina River near Bandera, Texas.

My son, the cowboy, at a ranch in Bandera, Texas.

Sunning on one of the rock groins at the beach in Galveston.

Exploring the Houston Astrodome before the game.

It turned out to be a cold and wet Cub Scout overnight campout.

Overlooking the Gulf of Mexico while at the San Luis Hotel in Galveston.

Posing in front of the Magic Castle at Disneyworld.

Vacation at Schlitterbahn water park in New Braunfels, Texas.

Our 1996 vacation to Big Cedar Lodge in Missouri.

A visit to Houston Space Center.

Old Family Pictures

From about 1911 - My dad's sister Anna, his brother Fred, and Dad himself.

From about 1924 - My dad as a teenager with a girlfriend.

My brother Frankie on leave from the U.S. Army.

Family picture - Susie, Mom, Dad, Tommy, & Frankie in front with Walter & me in back.

Almost all of the Watts family - Tommy, Susie, Frankie, & Mom.

A good picture of Mom & Susie.

Major League Baseball Pictures

Astros picture page 1 of 8.

Houston Astrodome, home of the Houston Astros through 1999.

The Ballpark at Arlington, home of the Texas Rangers.

Tropicana Field, home of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

Baseball City, spring training home of the Kansas City Royals through the spring of 2003.

Chain Of Lakes Park, spring training home of the Cleveland Indians.


Here's an award
I received
from my brother.
What a guy!