Early Life
Waters grew up in Sylvania, Georgia and was a successful athlete at Screven County High, receiving 11 varsity letters for his participation in three different sports. He initially entered Stetson University in Deland, Florida, as a freshman quarterback and defensive back, but when Stetson dropped the school's football program at the end of his first season. Waters transferred to Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina, where he served as a quarterback and defensive back on the college's team. In 1960, the team was invited to the Tangerine Bowl meeting Middle Tennessee State; losing by score of 21–12, Waters was named "most outstanding player". Waters was a member of Mu chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity at PC.
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