Gene Washington

:"There were two wide receivers in the NFL named Gene Washington, for the other see Gene Washington (Vikings)Infobox NFLretired


position=Wide Receiver
number=18
birthdate=birth date and age|1947|1|14
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
debutyear=1969
finalyear=1979
draftyear=1969
draftround=1
draftpick=16
college=Stanford
teams=
* San Francisco 49ers (1969-1977)
* Detroit Lions (1979)
stat1label=Receptions
stat1value=385
stat2label=Receiving Yards
stat2value=6,856
stat3label=Touchdowns
stat3value=60
nfl=WAS340752
highlights=
* 4x Pro Bowl selection (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972)
* 4x All-Pro selection (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972)
HOF=
CollegeHOF=

Gene Washington (born January 14, 1947) was a NFL player for many years who played for the San Francisco 49ers and Detroit Lions as a wide receiver. He also played football for Stanford University. He was a member of the fraternity Delta Tau Delta, and was the first black member in the whole organization. Currently, he is the director of football operations for the NFL. He is also on the board of the National Park Foundation. He has two children, a daughter, Kelly Washington who currently attends UCLA and a son, Daniel Washington who attends Pepperdine University.Living and playing in California gave Washington the opportunity to appear in a number of films and television series.

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

Film and Television

* "Banacek" episode "Let's Hear It for a Living Legend" (1972) as Clay Mills
* "The Mod Squad" episode "The Connection" (1972)
* "Black Gunn" (1972) as Elmo
* "The Black Six" as Bubba Daniels
* "Airport 1975" (1974) as himself, uncredited
* "McMillan and Wife" episode "Guilt by Association" as Luke Johnson
* "Lady Cocoa" (1975) as Doug