Otis Washington
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Biographical details | |
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Born | Selma, Alabama, U.S. | February 12, 1939
Died | May 24, 2019 | (aged 80)
Playing career | |
1959 | Xavier (LA) |
Position(s) | Offensive guard, linebacker |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1969–1979 | St. Augustine HS (LA) |
1980 | LSU (OL) |
1981–1986 | Southern |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 35–30–1 (college) 113–17–1 (high school) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
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
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Southern Jaguars (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (1981–1986) | |||||||||
1981 | Southern | 3–8 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
1982 | Southern | 8–3 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
1983 | Southern | 7–4 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
1984 | Southern | 6–5 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
1985 | Southern | 6–5 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
1986 | Southern | 5–5–1 | 2–4 | T–3rd | |||||
Southern: | 35–30–1 | 21–18 | |||||||
Total: | 35–30–1 |
References
- ↑ "Otis J. Washington Jr". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans, Louisiana. May 28, 2019. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Legacy.com.
- ↑ Walker, Rod (May 24, 2019). "Louisiana coaching icon Otis Washington dies; 'legend' coached at St. Aug, Southern, LSU". The Advocate. Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Legacy.com.
Categories:
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- LSU Tigers football coaches
- Southern Jaguars football coaches
- Xavier Gold Rush baseball players
- Xavier Gold Rush football players
- High school football coaches in Louisiana
- Sportspeople from Selma, Alabama
- Coaches of American football from Alabama
- Players of American football from Alabama
- Baseball players from Alabama
- African-American coaches of American football
- African-American baseball players
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
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