Gene Washington
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Receiver, Stanford, to 1968

Gene Washington

Born
Jan 14, 1947, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama

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Gene Washington played receiver at Stanford (to 1968). The San Francisco 49ers took Washington in the first round, No. 16 overall in the 1969 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1968
First-team All-Pac-8
Drafted
No. 16
Overall, 1969 NFL Draft (San Francisco 49ers)

Honors

All-America: AP third team 1968; Central Press third team 1968

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

In the NFL

Pro Bowls: 4 (1969–⁠72) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (1970, 1972) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 1969

All-Pro teams: AP first team 1970, 1972; AP second team 1969; Pro Football Writers first team 1970, 1972; Pro Football Writers second team 1971; Sporting News first team 1969; Pro Football Weekly first team 1969–⁠70, 1972; and 4 more.

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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