Joe Washington

No. 24, 20, 25, 27

Position:

Running back

Personal information

Date of birth:

September 24, 1953

Place of birth:

Crockett, Texas

Height:

5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)

Weight:

179 lb (81 kg)

Career information

High school:

Port Arthur (TX) Lincoln

College:

Oklahoma

NFL Draft:

1976 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4

Career history

Career highlights and awards

Career NFL statistics

Rushing yards:	4,839
Average:	4.0
Touchdowns:	30
Player stats at NFL.com

Player stats at PFR

College Football Hall of Fame

Joe Dan Washington, Jr (born September 24, 1953) is a former American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Diego Chargers, Baltimore Colts, Washington Redskins, and Atlanta Falcons.

Early career

Washington graduated from Lincoln High School in Port Arthur, Texas where his father coached football. Washington had a stellar college football career in the University of Oklahoma where Washington was a two time First-team All-American and finished third in the Heisman Trophy balloting in 1974 and fifth in 1975. He finished his career at Oklahoma with 4,071 career rushing yards. He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.

Professional career

Washington was drafted fourth overall in the first round of the 1976 NFL Draft by the Chargers. A month prior to the start of the 1978 season, he was traded to Baltimore for Lydell Mitchell.^[1] Washington was with the Colts when he made his lone Pro Bowl appearance in 1979. He led the NFL that season with 82 receptions for 750 yards, and had 242 carries for 884 yards and seven touchdowns.

His most memorable performance was on September 18, 1978 in Baltimore's 34–27 victory over the New England Patriots on Monday Night Football, when he had a hand in three of the four touchdowns scored by the Colts in a fourth quarter in which both teams combined for 41 points. He helped lead off the scoring by throwing a 54-yard option pass to Roger Carr. Washington followed that up with a 23-yard touchdown catch from Bill Troup. Washington broke a 27–27 deadlock by scoring the game-winner on a 90-yard kickoff return in a driving rainstorm. It was scored in the final seconds of the game after the Patriots came back from 27–13.^[1]^[2]

He remains the only NFL player to ever throw a touchdown, catch a touchdown and return a kickoff for a touchdown in a single game.

With the Redskins, Washington played in Super Bowl XVII and Super Bowl XVIII.

Washington was reportedly the only player who did not wear the 1982 Redskins logo on his helmet. He used the logo the Redskins had used from 1972–1981 and 1983 to present.

Washington retired with 4,839 rushing yards and 3,413 receiving yards and 30 touchdowns in his career.

Post-football career

He currently works as a financial adviser for Wells Fargo.^[1] With former basketball player Julius Erving, Washington fielded a NASCAR Busch Series team from 1998–2000.^[3]

References

1 2 3 Klingaman, Mike. "Catching Up With...former Colt Joe Washington," The Toy Department (The Baltimore Sun sports blog), Wednesday, November 25, 2009.
↑ Baltimore Colts 34 at New England Patriots 27; Monday, September 18, 1978 – Pro-Football-Reference.com.
↑ Pockrass, Bob (January 31, 2014). "NFL and NASCAR: Former NFL stars who dabbled in stock-car racing". Sporting News. Retrieved March 2, 2014.

External links

1974 Oklahoma Sooners football—AP national champions

Karl Baldischwiler Dean Blevins Billy Brooks Sam Claphan Steve Davis Zac Henderson Randy Hughes Horace Ivory Elvis Peacock Tony Peters Lee Roy Selmon Dewey Selmon Rod Shoate Joe Washington Head coach: Barry Switzer Assistant coaches: Donnie Duncan Galen Hall Warren Harper Larry Lacewell Rex Norris Jerry Pettibone

1975 Oklahoma Sooners football—consensus national champions

Karl Baldischwiler Dean Blevins Billy Brooks Sam Claphan Steve Davis Zac Henderson Daryl Hunt Horace Ivory Reggie Kinlaw Richard Murray Elvis Peacock Lee Roy Selmon Dewey Selmon Billy Sims Uwe von Schamann Joe Washington Head coach: Barry Switzer Assistant coaches:* Donnie Duncan Galen Hall Warren Harper Rex Norris Mike Shanahan

1974 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

Offense	QB Steve Bartkowski RB Anthony Davis RB Archie Griffin RB Joe Washington WR Peter Demmerle TE Bennie Cunningham OT Marvin Crenshaw OT John Roush G Gerry DiNardo G Ken Huff C Steve Myers

Defense	DL Rubin Carter DL Leroy Cook DL Pat Donovan DL Mike Hartenstine DL Louie Kelcher DL Jimmy Webb DL Randy White LB Kenneth Bernich LB Woodrow Lowe LB Rod Shoate LB Richard Wood DB Dave Brown DB John Provost DB Pat Thomas

1976 NFL draft first-round selections

Lee Roy Selmon Steve Niehaus Chuck Muncie Joe Washington Mike Haynes Richard Todd Mike Pruitt Dennis Lick Bubba Bean James Hunter Billy Brooks Pete Brock Troy Archer Rod Walters Tom Glassic Lawrence Gaines Larry Gordon Mario Clark Kim Bokamper Ken Novak Tim Fox Mike Dawson Mark Koncar Archie Griffin James White Kevin McLain Aaron Kyle Bennie Cunningham

San Diego Chargers first-round draft picks

Washington Redskins Super Bowl XVII champions

3 Mark Moseley 5 Jeff Hayes 7 Joe Theismann 8 Bob Holly 17 Tom Owen 20 Joe Lavender 21 Mike Nelms 22 Curtis Jordan 23 Tony Peters 25 Joe Washington 29 Mark Murphy 30 Nick Giaquinto 32 Vernon Dean 38 Clarence Harmon 39 Otis Wonsley 40 Wilbur Jackson 44 John Riggins (MVP) 45 Jeris White 46 LeCharls McDaniel 47 Greg Williams 50 Larry Kubin 51 Monte Coleman 52 Neal Olkewicz 53 Jeff Bostic 54 Peter Cronan 55 Mel Kaufman 56 Quentin Lowry 57 Rich Milot 58 Stuart Anderson 62 Donald Laster 63 Fred Dean 65 Dave Butz 66 Joe Jacoby 68 Russ Grimm 69 Perry Brooks 71 Garry Puetz 72 Dexter Manley 73 Mark May 74 George Starke 75 Pat Ogrin 76 Mat Mendenhall 77 Darryl Grant 78 Tony McGee 79 Todd Liebenstein 80 Virgil Seay 81 Art Monk 82 Rich Caster 84 Mike Williams 85 Don Warren 86 Clint Didier 87 Charlie Brown 88 Rick Walker 89 Alvin Garrett

Head coach: Joe Gibbs

Coaches: Don Breaux Joe Bugel Dan Henning Larry Peccatiello Richie Petitbon Wayne Sevier Warren Simmons Charley Taylor LaVern Torgeson

70 Greatest Redskins

21 Terry Allen RB 1995–98
41 Mike Bass CB 1969–75
20 Cliff Battles B 1932–37
33 Sammy Baugh QB 1937–52
31 Don Bosseler B 1957–64
53 Jeff Bostic C 1980–93
4 Mike Bragg P 1968–79
80 Gene Brito DE 1951–53, 1955–58
43 Larry Brown RB 1969–76
77 Bill Brundige DE 1970–77
65 Dave Butz DT 1975–88
21 Earnest Byner RB 1989–93
84 Gary Clark WR 1985–92
51 Monte Coleman LB 1979–94
53 Al DeMao C 1945–53
36 Chuck Drazenovich LB 1950–59
35 Bill Dudley RB 1950–51, 1953
17 Turk Edwards T 1932–40
44 Andy Farkas FB 1938–44
37 Pat Fischer CB 1968–77
28 Darrell Green CB 1983–2002
68 Russ Grimm G 1981–91
55 Chris Hanburger LB 1965–78
57 Ken Harvey LB 1994–98
56 Len Hauss C 1964–77
27 Ken Houston S 1973–80
70 Sam Huff LB 1964–67, 1969
66 Joe Jacoby T/G 1981–93
47 Dick James RB 1955–63
9 Sonny Jurgensen QB 1964–74
22 Charlie Justice RB 1950, 1952–54
17 Billy Kilmer QB 1971–78
26 Paul Krause DB 1964–67
79 Jim Lachey T 1988–95
14 Eddie LeBaron QB 1952–53, 1955–59
72 Dexter Manley DE 1981–89
71 Charles Mann DE 1983–93
58 Wilber Marshall LB 1988–92
73 Mark May T 1981–89
79 Ron McDole DE 1971–78
63 Raleigh McKenzie G 1985–94
53 Harold McLinton LB 1969–78
40 Wayne Millner E 1936–41, 1945
49 Bobby Mitchell FL 1962–68
30 Brian Mitchell RB 1990–99
81 Art Monk WR 1980–93
3 Mark Moseley K 1974–86
29 Mark Murphy S 1977–84
21 Mike Nelms KR 1980–84
52 Neal Olkewicz LB 1979–89
23 Brig Owens LB 1966–77
65 Vince Promuto G 1960–70
44 John Riggins RB 1976–79, 1981–85
11 Mark Rypien QB 1987–93
83 Ricky Sanders WR 1986–93
76 Ed Simmons T 1987–93
87 Jerry Smith TE 1965–77
60 Dick Stanfel G 1956–58
74 George Starke T 1973–84
72 Diron Talbert DT 1971–80
84 Hugh (Bones) Taylor E 1947–54
42 Charley Taylor WR 1964–77
7 Joe Theismann QB 1974–85
67 Rusty Tillman LB 1970–77
85 Don Warren TE 1979–92
25 Joe Washington RB 1981–84
17 Doug Williams QB 1986–89

Coaches

George Allen Head Coach 1971–77
Ray Flaherty Head Coach 1936–42
Joe Gibbs Head Coach 1981–92

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