Chris Washington | |
Number: | 54, 51, 52 |
Position: | Linebacker |
Birth Date: | 6 March 1962 |
Birth Place: | Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 4 |
Weight Lb: | 220 |
High School: | Julian (Chicago, Illinois) |
College: | Iowa St. |
Draftyear: | 1984 |
Draftround: | 6 |
Draftpick: | 142 |
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Highlights: | |
Statlabel1: | Sacks |
Statvalue1: | 17.5 |
Statlabel2: | Interceptions |
Statvalue2: | 1 |
Statlabel3: | Fumble recoveries |
Statvalue3: | 4 |
Pfr: | WashCh21 |
Chris Washington (born March 6, 1962) is a former American football linebacker. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, San Francisco 49ers and the Phoenix Cardinals. Washington was a member of the San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl Championship Team in 1989.
In his seven seasons in the NFL, Washington played five years with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, one year with the Phoenix Cardinals, and a year with the San Francisco 49ers. Washington still holds the leading record in tackles with 457 at Iowa State University and is a member of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity. Washington's career ended as a result of injuries.[1] He was inducted into the Iowa State Cyclones Hall of Fame in 2009.[2] [3]
Washington resides in Gilbert, Arizona.