Washington had a stellar college football career at the University of Oklahoma, where he was a two-time First-team All-American and finished third in the Heisman Trophy balloting in 1974 and fifth in 1975.
Washington's impressive collegiate football career at the University of Oklahoma was marked by his two First-team All-American honors and finishes in the Heisman Trophy balloting, where he placed third in 1974 and fifth in 1975.