Kenny Washington (American football)

Kenny Washington

Washington in 1938
No. 13
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Born:	(1918-08-31)August 31, 1918 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died:	June 24, 1971(1971-06-24) (aged 52) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school:	Los Angeles (CA) Abraham Lincoln
College:	UCLA
Undrafted:	1940
Career history
Hollywood Bears (1940-1941) San Francisco Clippers (1944) Hollywood Bears (1945) Los Angeles Rams (1946–1948) Los Angeles Angels (PCL) (1950)
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-American (1939) 2× First-team All-PCC (1938, 1939) Second-team All-PCC (1937) UCLA Bruins No. 13 retired
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards: 859 Rushing average: 6.1 Rushing touchdowns: 8
College Football Hall of Fame

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 with a National Football League (NFL) team in the modern (post-World War II) era. He played college football for the UCLA Bruins.