Gene Washington
Gene Alden Washington
Born: January 14, 1947
Tuscaloosa, AL USA
Position: WR-SE
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 185
College: Stanford
High School: Polytechnic (Long Beach, CA)
Career: 1969-1979
Drafted: 1969 in Round 1, #16 overall by the San Francisco 49ers
Gene Washington played from 1969 to 1979 during his career with the Detroit Lions and San Francisco 49ers. Washington caught 385 passes for 6,856 yards and 60 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Totals | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 24 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 51 | 711 | 13.9 | 52 | 3 |
| 1970 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 53 | 1100 | 20.8 | 79 | 12 |
| 1971 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 46 | 884 | 19.2 | 71 | 4 |
| 1972 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 46 | 918 | 20.0 | 62 | 12 |
| 1973 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 37 | 606 | 16.4 | 58 | 2 |
| 1974 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 29 | 615 | 21.2 | 58 | 6 |
| 1975 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 44 | 735 | 16.7 | 68 | 9 |
| 1976 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 33 | 457 | 13.8 | 55 | 6 |
| 1977 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 32 | 638 | 19.9 | 47 | 5 |
| 1979 | NFL Detroit Lions | 14 | 192 | 13.7 | 29 | 1 |
| Totals | 385 | 6856 | 17.8 | 79 | 60 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1975 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1977 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 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 |
| 1969 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1970 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | |||||||||
| 1971 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1972 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | |||||||||
| 1973 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1974 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| 1975 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| 1976 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| 1977 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1979 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 360 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 14 |
| 1970 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 13 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 14 |
| 1972 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 14 |
| 1973 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 13 | 13 |
| 1974 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 14 |
| 1975 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 14 |
| 1976 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 14 |
| 1977 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 14 |
| 1979 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 0 |
Honors
1969 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1970 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1970 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1970 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1970 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1970 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1970 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1970 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1970 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1971 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1971 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1971 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1971 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1971 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1971 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1972 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1972 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1972 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1972 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1972 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1972 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1972 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1972 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
