‘Take you hat off ‘ to Mr Monopoly

The man who helped develop the game of Monopoly into a globally recognisable brand is to be honoured by his home city.

By The Newsroom

Published 9th Sep 2013, 01:01 BST

Victor Watson CBE, above, has been nominated to receive the Leeds Award, which was set up to recognise the achievements of people who “bring great credit to the city through their exceptional hard work and dedication”.

Mr Watson, 84, joined John Waddington Ltd – the Leeds firm which made Monopoly and other games – in 1951 and was its chairman from 1977 until his retirement in 1993.

In a nomination citation, he is described as “a man who has dedicated himself to the City of Leeds. It is time that the city marked his incomparable contribution,” it adds.

Mr Watson was a director of Yorkshire TV and Leeds and Holbeck Building Society

Picture: Paul Saxby/PA.

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