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- NAME: Kenny Washington
- OCCUPATION: Football Player
- BIRTH DATE: August 31, 1918
- DEATH DATE: June 24, 1971
- EDUCATION: University of California, Los Angeles
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Los Angeles, California
- PLACE OF DEATH: Los Angeles, California
- Full Name: Kenneth S. Washington
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Kenny Washington was one of the first African American college gridiron football stars on the West Coast and one of two black players to reintegrate the NFL.
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Kenny Washington was born August 31, 1918 in Los Angeles, California. He was passed over by the NFL, which had not had an African American player since 1933. Instead, he became the biggest star and most popular player in two minor professional leagues on the West Coast. Finally, in 1946, the Los Angeles Rams signed him, ending the 12-year ban on black players in the NFL.© 2013 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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