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[ 0 => '{{Infobox NFL player', 1 => '|image=', 2 => '|position=[[Running back]]', 3 => '|number=24, 20, 25, 27', 4 => '|birth_date={{birth date and age|1953|9|24|mf=y}}', 5 => '|birth_place=[[Crockett, Texas]]', 6 => '|death_date=', 7 => '|height_ft=5', 8 => '|height_in=9', 9 => '|weight_lb=179', 10 => '|draftyear=1976', 11 => '|draftround=1', 12 => '|draftpick=4', 13 => '|highschool=[[Abraham Lincoln High School (Port Arthur, Texas)|Port Arthur (TX) Lincoln]]', 14 => '|college=[[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma]]', 15 => '|teams=', 16 => '* [[San Diego Chargers]] ({{NFL Year|1976}}–{{NFL Year|1977}})', 17 => '* [[Indianapolis Colts|Baltimore Colts]] ({{NFL Year|1978}}–{{NFL Year|1980}})', 18 => '* [[Washington Redskins]] ({{NFL Year|1981}}–{{NFL Year|1984}})', 19 => '* [[Atlanta Falcons]] ({{NFL Year|1985}})', 20 => '|statlabel1=Rushing yards', 21 => '|statvalue1=4,839', 22 => '|statlabel2=Average', 23 => '|statvalue2=4.0', 24 => '|statlabel3=[[Touchdown]]s', 25 => '|statvalue3=30', 26 => '|nflnew=joewashington/2528291', 27 => '|pfr=WashJo00', 28 => '|highlights=', 29 => '* [[Super Bowl]] Champion ([[Super Bowl XVII|XVII]])', 30 => '* [[Pro Bowl]] selection ([[1980 Pro Bowl|1979]])', 31 => '* [[Washington Redskins#The 70 Greatest Redskins|70 Greatest Redskins]]', 32 => '|CollegeHOF=90097', 33 => '}}', 34 => ''''Joe Dan Washington, Jr''' (born September 24, 1953) is a former [[American football]] [[running back]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for the [[San Diego Chargers]], [[History of the Indianapolis Colts|Baltimore Colts]], [[Washington Redskins]], and [[Atlanta Falcons]].', 35 => false, 36 => '==Early career==', 37 => 'Washington graduated from [[Abraham Lincoln High School (Port Arthur, Texas)|Lincoln High School]] in [[Port Arthur, Texas]] where his father coached football. Washington had a stellar [[college football]] career in the [[University of Oklahoma]] where Washington was a two time First-team [[All-America]]n and finished third in the [[Heisman Trophy]] balloting in 1974 and fifth in 1975. He finished his career at Oklahoma with 4,071 career rushing yards. He is a member of the [[College Football Hall of Fame]].', 38 => false, 39 => '==Professional career==', 40 => 'Washington was [[NFL Draft|drafted]] fourth overall in the first round of the [[1976 NFL Draft]] by the Chargers. A month prior to the start of the [[1978 NFL season|1978 season]], he was traded to Baltimore for [[Lydell Mitchell]].<ref name="klingaman">[http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/thetoydepartment/2009/11/catching_up_with_former_colt_j_3.html Klingaman, Mike. "Catching Up With...former Colt Joe Washington," ''The Toy Department'' (''The Baltimore Sun'' sports blog), Wednesday, November 25, 2009.]</ref> Washington was with the Colts when he made his lone [[Pro Bowl]] appearance in [[1979 NFL season|1979]]. He led the NFL that season with 82 receptions for 750 yards, and had 242 carries for 884 yards and seven [[touchdown]]s.', 41 => false, 42 => 'His most memorable performance was on September 18, 1978 in Baltimore's 34–27 victory over the [[New England Patriots]] on [[Monday Night Football]], when he had a hand in three of the four touchdowns scored by the Colts in a fourth quarter in which both teams combined for 41 points. He helped lead off the scoring by throwing a 54-yard option pass to [[Roger Carr]]. Washington followed that up with a 23-yard touchdown catch from [[Bill Troup]]. Washington broke a 27–27 deadlock by scoring the game-winner on a 90-yard [[kickoff (American football)|kickoff return]] in a driving rainstorm. It was scored in the final seconds of the game after the Patriots came back from 27-13.<ref name="klingaman"/><ref>[http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197809180nwe.htm Baltimore Colts 34 at New England Patriots 27; Monday, September 18, 1978 – Pro-Football-Reference.com.]</ref>', 43 => false, 44 => 'He remains the only NFL player to ever throw a touchdown, catch a touchdown and return a kickoff for a touchdown in a single game.', 45 => false, 46 => 'With the Redskins, Washington played in [[Super Bowl XVII]] and [[Super Bowl XVIII]].', 47 => false, 48 => 'Washington was reportedly the only player who did not wear the 1982 Redskins logo on his helmet. He used the logo the Redskins had used from 1972–1981 and 1983 to present.{{Citation needed|date=February 2008}}', 49 => false, 50 => 'Washington retired with 4,839 rushing yards and 3,413 receiving yards and 30 touchdowns in his career.', 51 => false, 52 => '==Post-football career==', 53 => 'He currently works as a [[financial adviser]] for [[Wells Fargo]].<ref name="klingaman"/> With former basketball player [[Julius Erving]], Washington fielded a [[NASCAR]] [[Busch Series]] team from 1998-2000.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pockrass|first=Bob|url=http://www.sportingnews.com/nascar/story/2013-01-31/super-bowl-2013-nfl-dan-marino-randy-moss-brett-favre-troy-aikman-joe-gibbs|title=NFL and NASCAR: Former NFL stars who dabbled in stock-car racing|publisher=''[[Sporting News]]''|date=January 31, 2014|accessdate=March 2, 2014}}</ref>', 54 => false, 55 => '==References==', 56 => '{{Reflist}}', 57 => false, 58 => '==External links==', 59 => '* [http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/enwiki/w/WashJo00.htm Joe Washington (statistics & history) – Pro-Football-Reference.com.]', 60 => '* [http://www.nfl.com/players/joewashington/profile?id=WAS440487 Washington's NFL profile]', 61 => false, 62 => '{{1974 Oklahoma Sooners football navbox}}', 63 => '{{1975 Oklahoma Sooners football navbox}}', 64 => '{{1974 College Football Consensus All-Americans}}', 65 => '{{1976 NFL Draft}}', 66 => '{{ChargersFirstPick}}', 67 => '{{Super Bowl XVII}}', 68 => '{{The 70 Greatest Redskins}}', 69 => false, 70 => '{{DEFAULTSORT:Washington, Joe}}', 71 => '[[Category:1953 births]]', 72 => '[[Category:Living people]]', 73 => '[[Category:All-American college football players]]', 74 => '[[Category:Oklahoma Sooners football players]]', 75 => '[[Category:American football running backs]]', 76 => '[[Category:Baltimore Colts players]]', 77 => '[[Category:San Diego Chargers players]]', 78 => '[[Category:Washington Redskins players]]', 79 => '[[Category:Atlanta Falcons players]]', 80 => '[[Category:American Conference Pro Bowl players]]', 81 => '[[Category:College Football Hall of Fame inductees]]', 82 => '[[Category:Sportspeople from Port Arthur, Texas]]', 83 => '[[Category:Super Bowl champions]]' ]