 Off the field, Willatt was a moderniser who eliminated amateur-professional segregation at the club

Willatt became headmaster at Pocklington School, Yorkshire, in 1966 where he stayed until his retirement in 1980.He then returned to Derbyshire to live, becoming chairman of the Derbyshire Cricket committee from 1986 to 1990 and president of the club in 1995.Willatt and his wife Marion were married for ?