Gene Washington (American football, born 1947)

Gene Washington (born January 14, 1947) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers and Detroit Lions.[1] He played college football for Stanford University,[2] and is a member of Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity. He was the director of football operations for the NFL from 1994 to 2009.[3][4] He is also a former board member of the National Park Foundation.[5] He has two children, Daniel and Kelly.[5]

Gene Washington
No. 18
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1947-01-14) January 14, 1947
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S.
Career information
High school:Long Beach Polytechnic (Long Beach, California)
College:Stanford
NFL Draft:1969 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:385
Receiving Yards:6,856
Touchdowns:60
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Living and playing in California gave Washington the opportunity to appear in a number of films and television series. He also served as a commentator for NBC's NFL coverage in the early 1980s and sports anchor at KABC-TV in the late 1980s.

He was the guest of US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at a State Dinner for Elizabeth II[6] and a State Dinner for Ghanaian President John Kufuor.[7]

In 2015, the Professional Football Researchers Association named Washington to the PFRA Hall of Very Good Class of 2015 [8]

Film and television

References



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