Otis Washington Explained

Otis Washington
Birth Date:12 February 1939
Birth Place:Selma, Alabama, U.S.
Player Years1:1959
Player Team1:Xavier (LA)
Player Positions:Offensive guard, linebacker
Coach Years1:1969–1979
Coach Team1:St. Augustine HS (LA)
Coach Years2:1980
Coach Team2:LSU (OL)
Coach Years4:1981–1986
Coach Team4:Southern
Overall Record:35–30–1 (college)
113–17–1 (high school)
Championships:3 Louisiana state (1975, 1978–1979)

Otis J. Washington Jr. (February 12, 1939 – May 24, 2019) was an American football coach.

Biography

Washington was born on February 12, 1939, in Selma, Alabama. He graduated from Xavier University of Louisiana in 1961, where he earned all-conference honors in football and baseball and was captain of school's final football team, in 1959.[1]

He served as the head football coach at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana from 1981 to 1986, compiling a record of 35–30–1. Washington was the head football coach at St. Augustine High School in New Orleans, from 1969 to 1979, amassing a record of 113–17–1 and leading his teams to three Louisiana state titles, in 1975, 1978, and 1979.

Washington died on May 24, 2019.[2]

Head coaching record

College

Notes and References

  1. News: . Otis J. Washington Jr. . . . May 28, 2019 . August 21, 2023 . .
  2. News: Walker . Rod . Louisiana coaching icon Otis Washington dies; 'legend' coached at St. Aug, Southern, LSU . . . May 24, 2019 . August 21, 2023 . .