Dave Washington

{{Short description|American football player (1948–2021)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

|name=Dave Washington

|number=56, 86, 50, 52, 55

|position=Linebacker

|birth_date={{Birth date|1948|9|12|mf=y}}

|birth_place=Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S.

|death_date={{death date and age|2021|10|11|1948|9|12}}

|height_ft=6

|weight_lb=223

|height_in=5

|high_school=Druid (Tuscaloosa)

|college=Alcorn State

|draftyear=1970

|draftround=9

|draftpick=219

|pastteams=

• Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|1970|1971}})
• Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|1972|1974}})
• San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|1975|1977}})
• Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|1978|1979}})
• New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|1980}})

|highlights=* Pro Bowl (1976)

|statlabel1=Fumble recoveries

|statvalue1=15

|statlabel2=Interceptions

|statvalue2=6

|statlabel3=Defensive TDs

|statvalue3=2

|pfr=WashDa02

}}

Dave Washington Jr. (September 12, 1948 – October 11, 2021) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker for 11 seasons with five teams in the National Football League (NFL) from 1970 to 1980.

Washington played college football for the Alcorn State Braves and was selected in the ninth round of the 1970 NFL draft by the Denver Broncos.{{cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?season=1970#round9 |title=NFL Draft History: Full Draft |website=www.nfl.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080421103741/http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?season=1970 |archive-date=2008-04-21}} He was a one time Pro Bowler in 1976.