Fred Earl Washington (July 11, 1967 – December 21, 1990) was an American professional

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player who was a

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for one season with the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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for the

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before being selected by the Bears in the second round of the 1990 NFL draft. He was killed in a car accident during his rookie season. He was a member of the 1984 Texas 4A State Football Champion Denison YellowJackets and was voted defensive player of the year.

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* 1967 births 1990 deaths Sportspeople from Denison, Texas Players of American football from Grayson County, Texas American football defensive tackles TCU Horned Frogs football players Chicago Bears players Road incident deaths in Illinois 20th-century American sportsmen {{defensive-lineman-1960s-stub