Running back, Oklahoma, to 1975
Joe Washington
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Joe Washington played running back at Oklahoma (to 1975). He finished third in the 1974 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1974. The San Diego Chargers took Washington in the first round, No. 4 overall in the 1976 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2005.
At a glance
Honors
- Inducted 2005College Football Hall of Fame
- 1973, 1974Big Eight Offensive Player of the Year
- 1973, 1974, 1975First-team All-Big Eight
- 1974Consensus All‑American
- 1974Third in the Heisman vote
- 1975Fifth in the Heisman vote
Team titles: Big Eight champions, 1973, 1974 and 1975; National champions, 1974 and 1975
All-America: consensus 1974; FWAA 1975; AP second team 1975; UPI second team 1975; AP third team 1973; NEA second team 1975
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
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 Bowl: 1979
Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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