Ted Washington Sr.

{{Short description|American football player (born 1948)}}

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

{{Use American English|date=May 2023}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Ted Washington, Sr.

| image =

| caption = Ted Washington Sr

| number = 53, 59

| position = Linebacker

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1948|2|16}}

| birth_place = Tampa, Florida, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2017|5|8|1948|2|16}}

| death_place = Alabama, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 244

| draftyear = 1972

| draftround = 17

| draftpick = 439

| high_school = George S. Middleton (FL)

| college = Mississippi Valley State

| pastteams =

• Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|1972}})*
• Houston Oilers ({{NFL Year|1973}}–{{NFL Year|1982}})

| highlights =

| statlabel1 = Sacks

| statvalue1 = 45.0

| statlabel2 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue2 = 9

| statlabel3 = Interceptions

| statvalue3 = 7

| pfr = WashTe20

| HOF =

| CollegeHOF =

}}

Theodore Bernard Washington Sr. (February 16, 1948 – May 8, 2017) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL).

He played ten seasons with the Houston Oilers, playing outside linebacker. Washington attended George S. Middleton High School in Tampa, graduated from Tuskegee Institute High School in Tuskegee, Alabama and later played collegiate football at Mississippi Valley State University. Washington earned a bachelor's degree in Health and Physical Education from MVSU, a master's degree in Guidance and Counseling from Tuskegee University, and devoted his life to Christian ministry following retirement from the NFL. He was the father of former NFL player Ted Washington Jr.{{cite web|title=Fathers and Sons Who Have Played Pro Football|url=http://www.profootballhof.com/assets/1/6/FATHER-SON_April_21_2016.pdf|publisher=Pro Football Hall of Fame|access-date=11 May 2017|page=9}}