- Kenneth Stanley Washington (August 31, 1918 – June 24, 1971) was an American professional football player who was the first African-American to sign a contract...
- Best Known For: One of the first African American college football stars, Kenny Washington was one of two Black athletes to reintegrate the NFL in 1946.
- When Washington first donned a UCLA uniform, college football had only 25 black players nationwide; the UCLA campus was 3 percent black.
- One of the first African American college football stars, Kenny Washington was one of two Black athletes to reintegrate the NFL in 1946.
- Kenny Washington (born August 31, 1918, Los Angeles , California, U.S.—died June 24, 1971, Los Angeles) was one of the first African American college gridiron...
- ...playing football, two women fighting, and gangsters fighting, with the words "Kenny Washington All-American" featured prominently above the title.
- Kenny Washington weighed 212 lbs (96 kg) when playing.
- In 1956, Washington was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, and his jersey number “13” was the first to be retired at UCLA.
- The photograph This image (at top) of Washington was taken at the height of his college career, when he wore 13 on his chest and played 580 minutes out of 600.
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