Lionel Washington
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| Position | Defensive back |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 21, 1960 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 188 lb (85 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Lutcher (Lutcher, Louisiana) |
| College | Tulane (1979–1982) |
| NFL draft | 1983: 4th round, 103rd overall pick |
| Career history | |
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| Coaching profile at Pro Football ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
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Lionel Washington (born October 21, 1960) is an American former college football coach and player. He played as a cornerback for 15 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Washington played college football for Tulane.
Washington was a nickelbacks/cornerbacks coach for the Green Bay Packers from 1999 to 2008. He was let go after a disappointing 2008 season.[1] Before the 2009 season the Oakland Raiders hired him to be their defensive secondary coach.[2] In 2011, Washington became defensive backs coach of the United Football League (UFL)'s Virginia Destroyers.[3] In 2012, he was named co-defensive coordinator of the Tulane Green Wave football team.[4]
Washington is the father of Deron Washington, a professional basketball player who was selected in the second round of the 2008 NBA draft.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Green Bay Packers Fire Six Coaches January 5, 2009
- ^ Raiders hire pair of assistant coaches Archived 2009-01-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2009-01-20.
- ^ Destroyers Announce Coaching Staff Archived 2011-08-17 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2011-07-13.
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- 1960 births
- Living people
- American football cornerbacks
- Denver Broncos players
- Green Bay Packers coaches
- Los Angeles Raiders players
- Oakland Raiders coaches
- Oakland Raiders players
- St. Louis Cardinals (football) players
- Tulane Green Wave football players
- Virginia Destroyers coaches
- Tulane Green Wave football coaches
- People from Lutcher, Louisiana
- Players of American football from New Orleans
- Coaches of American football from Louisiana
- African-American coaches of American football
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- 20th-century American sportsmen