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
1975NFL San Francisco 49ers100.000.000.000.039.6
Totals100.000.000.000.0

Rushing:

Year Team No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
1969NFL San Francisco 49ers1-4-4.0-4 0
1974NFL San Francisco 49ers242.00
1975NFL San Francisco 49ers1-4-4.0-4 0
1976NFL San Francisco 49ers133.00
1979NFL Detroit Lions12424.024 0
Totals6233.824 0

Receiving:

Year Team No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
1969NFL San Francisco 49ers5171113.952 3
1970NFL San Francisco 49ers53110020.879 12
1971NFL San Francisco 49ers4688419.271 4
1972NFL San Francisco 49ers4691820.062 12
1973NFL San Francisco 49ers3760616.458 2
1974NFL San Francisco 49ers2961521.258 6
1975NFL San Francisco 49ers4473516.768 9
1976NFL San Francisco 49ers3345713.855 6
1977NFL San Francisco 49ers3263819.947 5
1979NFL Detroit Lions1419213.729 1
Totals385685617.879 60

Defense and Fumbles:


Total Scoring:

Touchdowns Other Total
Year Team Rush Rec Punt Kick MFG Int Fum Other FG X/C Single 2Pt Saf Points
1969NFL San Francisco 49ers030000000018
1970NFL San Francisco 49ers0120000000072
1971NFL San Francisco 49ers040000000024
1972NFL San Francisco 49ers0120000000072
1973NFL San Francisco 49ers020000000012
1974NFL San Francisco 49ers060000000036
1975NFL San Francisco 49ers090000000054
1976NFL San Francisco 49ers060000000036
1977NFL San Francisco 49ers050000000030
1979NFL Detroit Lions01000000006
Totals06000000000000360

Playing Career:

Year League Team GP GS
1969NFLSan Francisco 49ers1414
1970NFLSan Francisco 49ers1313
1971NFLSan Francisco 49ers1414
1972NFLSan Francisco 49ers1414
1973NFLSan Francisco 49ers1313
1974NFLSan Francisco 49ers1414
1975NFLSan Francisco 49ers1414
1976NFLSan Francisco 49ers1414
1977NFLSan Francisco 49ers1414
1979NFLDetroit Lions1613

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)


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