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Gene Washington
Eugene Washington
Position: WR
Height: 6-3 Weight: 208 lbs.
Born: January 25, 1944 in La Porte, TX
College: Michigan State
Career AV: 35 (2510th overall since 1950)
2-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the 1st round (8th overall) of the 1967 NFL Draft.
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| Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | ||||||
| 1967 | 23 | MIN | 84 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 384 | 29.5 | 2 | 85 | 0.9 | 27.4 | 384 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1968 | 24 | MIN | WR | 84 | 14 | 14 | 46 | 756 | 16.4 | 6 | 61 | 3.3 | 54.0 | 756 | 6 | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| 1969*+ | 25 | MIN | WR | 84 | 14 | 14 | 39 | 821 | 21.1 | 9 | 83 | 2.8 | 58.6 | 821 | 9 | 1 | 13 | |||||||
| 1970* | 26 | MIN | WR | 84 | 14 | 14 | 44 | 702 | 16.0 | 4 | 49 | 3.1 | 50.1 | 702 | 4 | 1 | 11 | |||||||
| 1971 | 27 | MIN | WR | 84 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 165 | 13.8 | 0 | 51 | 0.9 | 12.7 | 165 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| 1972 | 28 | MIN | WR | 84 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 259 | 14.4 | 2 | 39 | 1.5 | 21.6 | 259 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |||||||
| 1973 | 29 | DEN | 84 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 150 | 15.0 | 3 | 28 | 0.7 | 10.7 | 150 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| Career | 95 | 61 | 182 | 3237 | 17.8 | 26 | 85 | 1.9 | 34.1 | 3237 | 26 | 4 | 38 | |||||||||||
| 6 yrs | MIN | 81 | 61 | 172 | 3087 | 17.9 | 23 | 85 | 2.1 | 38.1 | 3087 | 23 | 4 | 36 | ||||||||||
| 1 yr | DEN | 14 | 0 | 10 | 150 | 15.0 | 3 | 28 | 0.7 | 10.7 | 150 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1968 | 24 | MIN | WR | 84 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1969*+ | 25 | MIN | WR | 84 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1970* | 26 | MIN | WR | 84 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1971 | 27 | MIN | WR | 84 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 95 | 61 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1967 | 23 | MIN | 84 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1968 | 24 | MIN | WR | 84 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 36 | ||||||||||
| 1969*+ | 25 | MIN | WR | 84 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 54 | ||||||||||
| 1970* | 26 | MIN | WR | 84 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 1972 | 28 | MIN | WR | 84 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1973 | 29 | DEN | 84 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | |||||||||||
| Career | 95 | 61 | 26 | 26 | 156 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 yrs | MIN | 81 | 61 | 23 | 23 | 138 | |||||||||||||
| 1 yr | DEN | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
Similar Players
| NumYrs | Players whose career was of similar quality and shape |
|---|---|
| 3 | John Taylor, Paul Warfield*, Otis Taylor, Braylon Edwards, Tommy McDonald*, Albert Connell, Terry Glenn, Danny Abramowicz, Curtis Conway, Sonny Randle |
| 4 | Louis Lipps, Tommy McDonald*, Isaac Bruce, Del Shofner, Jimmy Orr, Mark Duper, Brandon Marshall, Curtis Conway, Plaxico Burress, Greg Jennings |
| 5 | Haywood Jeffires, John Stallworth*, John Gilliam, John Taylor, Mel Gray, Isaac Bruce, Marty Booker, Homer Jones, Paul Warfield*, Javon Walker |
| 6 | Keenan McCardell, Kyle Rote, Charlie Brown, Donald Driver, Mike Furrey, Javon Walker, Joe Horn, T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Marty Booker, John Gilliam |
| 7 | Clifton McNeil, Javon Walker, Charlie Brown, Willie Richardson, Mike Furrey, Justin McCareins, Koren Robinson, Kyle Rote, Randy Vataha, Eddie Kennison |
| Career | Clifton McNeil, Javon Walker, Charlie Brown, Mike Furrey, Willie Richardson, Frank Grant, Braylon Edwards, David Boston, Randy Vataha, Nate Burleson |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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First-Team All-Pro |
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All-Pro Teams
| 1969 | Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL |
| Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL | |
| NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL | |
| Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL |