Tavares Washington

Tavares Washington
No. 65
Position:	Guard
Personal information
Born:	April 20, 1983; Greenville, Mississippi, U.S.
Died:	January 2, 2024 (aged 40); Fort Mill, South Carolina, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	315 lb (143 kg)
Career information
High school:	Rolling Fork (MS) South Delta
College:	Florida
Undrafted:	2006
Career history
	San Francisco 49ers (2006–2007); Washington Redskins (2008); Kansas City Chiefs (2008); Las Vegas Locomotives (2009–2010);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
	UFL champion (2009); First-team All-American (2002);
Career NFL statistics
	Player stats at NFL.com

Tavares Lajuan Washington (April 20, 1983 – January 2, 2024) was an American college and professional

United Football League

(UFL).

Biography

Tavares Lajuan Washington was born in Greenville, Mississippi on April 20, 1983. He attended South Delta High School in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, and played high school football for the South Delta Bulldogs.

Washington accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Ron Zook and coach Urban Meyer's Florida Gators football teams from 2002 to 2005.

In 2006, Washington was signed by the

Washington Redskins and released. He was subsequently signed by the Kansas City Chiefs

Washington was a member of Las Vegas Locomotives of the UFL, and participated in the Locomotives' 2009 UFL championship.

Washington died in Fort Mill, South Carolina on January 2, 2024, at the age of 40.^[1]^[2]