1. Marvin Andrew Washington was born on October 22,1965 and is an American former professional football defensive end who played eleven seasons in the National Football League.
14 Facts About Marvin Washington
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Marvin Washington was selected in the sixth round of the 1989 NFL draft, and played eight seasons for the New York Jets of which he was a starter for six.
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Marvin Washington additionally played for the Denver Broncos and San Francisco 49ers, accumulating a total of 40.5 sacks in 155 games played during his career.
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Out of Kimball High School in Dallas, Texas, Marvin Washington went to the University of Texas-El Paso on a basketball scholarship.
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Marvin Washington then went west to the University of Idaho in Moscow to play for head basketball coach Tim Floyd; he had recruited Marvin Washington to UTEP while an assistant coach for the Miners.
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At Idaho, Marvin Washington played basketball for two seasons under head coaches Floyd and Kermit Davis and football for a season in 1988 under Keith Gilbertson.
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Marvin Washington recorded a school record 14.5 sacks that year playing the right defensive end position.
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In 2007, Marvin Washington was inducted into the Vandal Athletics Hall of Fame.
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Marvin Washington was selected in the sixth round of the 1989 NFL draft by the New York Jets, the 151st overall pick.
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Marvin Washington played a total of eight seasons for the Jets, the last six as a starter.
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Marvin Washington recorded a career-high 8.5 sacks in 1992, and a career-high 71 tackles the following year.
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Marvin Washington is an advocate for the medical use of cannabis and an entrepreneur in the cannabis industry.
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Marvin Washington is a board member of Athletes for Care, a group that advocates for athletes on issues of health and safety including the use of cannabis as medicine.
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In November 2021, Marvin Washington began hosting an online educational show about cannabis named 5th Quarter.