- Born
- Died
- Birth nameKenneth Stanley Washington
- Nickname
- Kingfish
- Height6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
- Kenny Washington was born on August 31, 1918 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Pinky (1949), Easy Living (1949) and The Jackie Robinson Story (1950). He died on June 24, 1971 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- ChildrenKenny Washington Jr.
- ParentsMarina Lenan
- RelativesSusie Washington(Grandparent)
- Halfback with the Los Angeles Rams (1946-1948) and one of the first African Americans, along with Woody Strode, to play in the National Football League after World War II. African Americans played for league teams from 1920-1933.
- He was laid to rest at Evergreen Memorial Park in Los Angeles, beside his father.
- Inducted into the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Athletics Hall of Fame in 1984 (charter member).
- Played college football at UCLA along with Jackie Robinson, Woody Strode, and Ray Bartlett; all 4 being black men at a time when black football players were a rarity in the collegiate game and nonexistent in the professional ranks.
- Played with the Hollywood Bears of the Pacific Coast Professional Football League, 1940-1945. The league was considered the top level professional football league on the US West Coast before the NFL expanded.
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