Gene Washington
Eugene Washington
Born: January 25, 1944
La Porte, TX USA
Position: WR
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 208
College: Michigan St.
High School: Carver (Baytown, TX)
Career: 1967-1973
Drafted: 1967 in Round 1, #8 overall by the Minnesota Vikings
Gene Washington played from 1967 to 1973 during his career with the Denver Broncos and Minnesota Vikings. Washington caught 182 passes for 3,237 yards and 26 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 384 | 29.5 | 85 | 2 |
| 1968 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 46 | 756 | 16.4 | 61 | 6 |
| 1969 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 39 | 821 | 21.1 | 83 | 9 |
| 1970 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 44 | 702 | 16.0 | 49 | 4 |
| 1971 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 12 | 165 | 13.8 | 51 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 18 | 259 | 14.4 | 39 | 2 |
| 1973 | NFL Denver Broncos | 10 | 150 | 15.0 | 28 | 3 |
| Totals | 182 | 3237 | 17.8 | 85 | 26 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1969 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1970 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1971 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1967 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1968 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
| 1969 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||||||||
| 1970 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1972 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1973 | NFL Denver Broncos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 14 |
| 1969 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 14 |
| 1970 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 14 |
| 1971 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 8 |
| 1972 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 12 | 11 |
| 1973 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 0 |
Honors
1969 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1969 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1969 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1969 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1969 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
