S2 E2--Joe and Ken Washington

Down Trails of Victory

Feb 15 2022 • 1 hr 18 mins

"Like smoke through a keyhole"...

That's how University of Oklahoma Coach Barry Switzer described the running style of his All-American runningback Joe Washington.

Both Joe and his brother Ken were leaders in vaulting the Port Arthur Lincoln High School Bumblebees to Southeast Texas' dominating high school sports power in the early 1970s.

Hear Joe and Ken talk about:

  • Moving from Bay City to Port Arthur,
  • Being raised by and playing football for their father, Texas High School Hall of Fame Coach Joe Washington;
  • Big games played by the Bees in the early 1970s;
  • Some of Joe's and Ken's favorite plays, and keys to their success;
  • Port Arthur Lincoln track legend Robert Perry and basketball legend Earl "The Pearl" Evans;
  • Meeting their lifelong sweethearts while students at Lincoln High School;
  • and much, much, more!!

The podcast brings up a wide range of names from Southeast Texas, including Coach Joe Washington, Phyllis Washington, Melvin Brown, Coach Dealey, James Gamble, Leroy Leopold, Richard Dick Williams, Cordell Lindsey, Carl Jackson, Wayne Williams, Ellis Wise, Johny Hamilton, Anderson Harrison (teacher), Henry Mayes, Jayne Smith, Roberta Simpkins Moss, Clayton Clark, Jeff Bergeron, Larry Mayer, Glen Como, Anthony Bryant, Anders Harrison (player), Gary Newman, Marvin Moore, Sam Graham, Ronnie Ford, Gary Drake, Chucky Baker, Charles Alexander, Marvin Charles, Reginald Lewis, Calvin Jerry, Nathaniel Mack, Burks Washington, Alphnse Thomas, Joseph Threats, Brent Guidry, Harold Jones, Carlton Richards, Judge Brad Burnett, Wade Phillips, Robert Perry, Earl "The Pearl" Evans, Meadow Lark Arceneaux Washington, Leroy Arceneaux, Charles Getwood, Clifford Landry, Laurence Ann Roberts Washington...and more!!

Also included is renowned recording artist Carlos Santana!

This ain't no Jive--it's straight from the Bee Hive...

Right here on Down Trails of Victory podcast!