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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 190
BY REPRESENTATIVE COX
A RESOLUTION
To commend Lionel Washington upon his induction into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.
WHEREAS, Lionel Washington, a native of Lutcher, was a standout cornerback at
Tulane University from 1979 through 1982; and
WHEREAS, after being selected in the fourth round of the 1983 National Football
League draft by the St. Louis Cardinals, he went on to a highly productive fifteen-year NFL
career with the Cardinals, the Los Angeles and Oakland Raiders, and the Denver Broncos;
and
WHEREAS, Washington played in two hundred four NFL games, one hundred sixty-
five of those as a starter; and
WHEREAS, over the course of his NFL career, he intercepted thirty-seven passes,
returning four for touchdowns, and had a career-best eight interceptions as a rookie in 1983;
and
WHEREAS, Washington picked off at least three passes in a season five times in his
career, and had at least one interception in thirteen of his fifteen professional seasons; and
WHEREAS, after retiring as a player and beginning a coaching career in the NFL
with the Green Bay Packers, he accepted the position of co-defensive coordinator with his
alma mater, Tulane; and
WHEREAS, he recently concluded his second season on the Tulane coaching staff
by helping the Green Wave to a berth in the 2013 New Orleans Bowl; and
WHEREAS, Lionel Washington was nominated for and has been selected as a
member of the 2014 inductee class of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend Lionel Washington, former Tulane ENROLLEDHR NO. 190
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University standout and veteran of fifteen seasons as an NFL cornerback, upon his induction
into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to Lionel Washington.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES