Ted Washington Sr.
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Born: | Tampa, Florida, U.S. | February 16, 1948||||
Died: | May 8, 2017 | ||||
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College: | Mississippi Valley State | ||||
Position: | Linebacker | ||||
NFL draft: | 1972 / round: 17 / pick: 439 | ||||
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Theodore Bernard Washington (born February 16, 1948) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played eleven seasons with the Houston Oilers, playing outside linebacker. Washington attended George S. Middleton High School in Tampa, graduated from Tuskegee Institute High School in Tuskegee, Alabama and later played collegiate football at Mississippi Valley State University. Washington earned a bachelor's degree in Health and Physical Education from MVSU, a master's degree in Guidance and Counseling from Tuskegee University, and devoted his life to Christian ministry following retirement from the NFL. He is the father of former NFL player Ted Washington Jr.[1]
References
- ^ "Fathers and Sons Who Have Played Pro Football" (PDF). Pro Football Hall of Fame. p. 9. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
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- 1948 births
- Living people
- American football linebackers
- Houston Oilers players
- Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football players
- Players of American football from Tampa, Florida
- African-American players of American football
- 21st-century African-American people
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
- American football linebacker, 1940s birth stubs