Russell Eugene Washington (December 17, 1946 – August 5, 2021) was an American professional
football player who was an
offensive and
defensive lineman for the
San Diego Chargers of the
American Football League (AFL) and
National Football League
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(NFL) from 1968 to 1982. He was taken in the first round (4th overall) of the
1968 Common AFL/NFL Draft out of the
University of Missouri
The University of Missouri (Mizzou, MU, or Missouri) is a public land-grant research university in Columbia, Missouri. It is Missouri's largest university and the flagship of the four-campus University of Missouri System. MU was founded in ...
.
Accolades
Washington was selected 2nd Team
All-Pro
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twice in his career, 1979 and 1982, 1st Team All-AFC in 1974 and 1978 and 2nd Team All-AFC in 1973 and 1977. He was selected to the
Pro Bowl
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The format has changed thro ...
on five occasions 1974–75 and 1977–79 and won the
Forrest Gregg
Alvis Forrest Gregg (October 18, 1933 – April 12, 2019) was an American professional football player and coach. A Pro Football Hall of Fame offensive tackle for 16 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), he was a part of six NFL champ ...
Award as the NFL Offensive Lineman of the Year for 1977.
Washington was inducted into the
Chargers Hall of Fame in 1995 and the Greater Kansas City Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2016.
"Greater Kansas City Football Coaches Association to induct second Hall of Fame class"
''Kansas City Star''. Retrieved 2017-02-21.
Personal life
He later owned a car wash in National City of San Diego, California
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.
See also
* Other American Football League players
References
External links
Profile
on NFL.com
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1946 births
2021 deaths
American football offensive linemen
Missouri Tigers football players
Players of American football from Kansas City, Missouri
San Diego Chargers players
American Conference Pro Bowl players
University of Missouri alumni
Tampa Bay Bandits players
American Football League players