Ulysses S. Washington

Ulysses S. Washington
Biographical details
Born	July 16, 1920 (age 104)
Playing career
1939?–1942?	Virginia State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1950–1964	Delaware State (assistant)
1965–1966	Delaware State
1967	Delaware State (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall	7–10

Ulysses S. Washington (born July 16, 1920)^[1] is a former American college football player and coach. He was also a long-time educator at Delaware State University.

Washington attended Virginia State University in Petersburg, Virginia and played on the football team. After that, he earned a master's degree at Rutgers University and began his teaching career as an assistant professor of agriculture education and farm mechanics in 1949 at Delaware State University. In 1950, Washington became an assistant coach for the Hornets football program and served at this capacity through 1964. He spent 1965 and 1966 as the head coach and compiled a record of 7–10–0. Washington returned for one more season to once again serve as an assistant coach.

In 1971, Washington became chair of the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, a position which he held until his retirement at the end of the 1990–91 academic year.

Ulysses S. Washington was the first person in his family to graduate from college and is the father of Ukee Washington, a television news anchor in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall
Delaware State Hornets (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1965–1966)
1965	Delaware State	4–5
1966	Delaware State	3–5
Total:		7–10
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth
^†Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl. ^#Rankings from final Coaches Poll.

References

"Ulysses S. Washington coaching record". College Football DataWarehouse. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
DSU Athletic Media Relations (21 February 2008). "Former DSU Coaching Legend Dr. Ulysses Washington Honored". DSUHornets.com. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
Tresolini, Kevin (8 March 2007). "Was our "Black conference" story is unfair jab at Delaware State?". DelawareOnline.com. Retrieved 5 March 2010.

^ Washington, Ulysses S. "United States Public Records Inde". familysearch.org. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)

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[1] Washington, Ulysses S. "United States Public Records Inde". familysearch.org. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)

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