:Jerry Houghton

{{Short description|American football player (1926–2002)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Jerry Houghton

| number = 71, 15

| position = Offensive tackle
Linebacker

| birth_date = {{birth date|1926|4|18}}

| birth_place = Yakima, Washington, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2002|06|1|1926|04|18}}

| death_place = Bellevue, Washington, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 226

| high_school = Zillah
(Zillah, Washington)

| college = Washington St.

| draftyear = 1950

| draftround = 7

| draftpick = 84

| pastteams =

• Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|1950}})
• Chicago Cardinals ({{NFL Year|1951}})

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 14

| statlabel2 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue2 = 1

| pfr = HougJe20

}}

Gerald Haines Houghton (April 18, 1926 – June 1, 2002){{Citation needed|date=November 2023}} was an American football offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and the Chicago Cardinals.{{Cite news |date=May 26, 1950 |title=Cougar Tackle Signs Contract with Redskins |pages=63 |work=The Los Angeles Times |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/381143958/?terms=Jerry%20Houghton&match=1 |access-date=November 12, 2023}}{{Cite news |date=October 10, 1951 |title=Cardinals Cut Gay, Get Jerry Houghton |pages=40 |work=Oakland Tribune |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.newspapers./image/250820517/?terms=%22Jerry%20Houghton%20chicago%22%20cardinals&match=1 |access-date=November 12, 2023}} He played college football at Washington State University and was drafted in the seventh round of the 1950 NFL draft.