Lionel Washington | |
Sport(s) | Football |
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Current position | |
Title | Defensive Coordinator, Cornerbacks Coach |
Team | Southern |
Conference | SWAC |
Biographical details | |
Born | Lutcher, Louisiana | October 21, 1960
Alma mater | Tulane |
Playing career | |
Position(s) | Cornerback |
Date of birth: | October 21, 1960 |
Place of birth: | Lutcher, Louisiana |
Career information | |
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Position(s): | Defensive back |
NFL Draft: | 1983 / Round: 4 / Pick: 103 |
Organizations | |
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com |
Lionel Washington (born October 21, 1960 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is the Defensive Coordinator and Cornerbacks coach of the Southern Jaguars football team since 2018. He is an American retired cornerback who played fifteen seasons in the National Football League. Washington attended Tulane University.
Washington was a nicklebacks/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'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[]
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Tulane's Johnson Announces the Completion of Green Wave Coaching Staff". http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/012812aab.html. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
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