Bobby Washington, a Towson University Hall of Fame member who was instrumental in the Tigers' rise to a number one national basketball ranking during their NCAA Division II glory days in the late seventies, passed away at his Peachtree City, Ga. home January 12^th following complications from COVID-19. He was 65-years-old.

A four-year starter at forward, Bobby led the Tigers to a combined two-year 53-7 mark that included back-to-back undefeated records (20-0) in Mason-Dixon Conference play. In his junior year (1976-77) Towson posted a 27-3 mark and was ranked number one in the NCAA Division II national poll for most of the season as he averaged 10.0 points and 7.4 rebounds. That mark included a school record 23-game winning streak. After capturing the Mason-Dixon title and the South-Atlantic Regional championship, Towson advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals where they were beaten 85-82 by Sacred Heart.

The following year, with Bobby as team captain and averaging 10.7 points and 9.0 rebounds, Towson repeated its Mason-Dixon title. The Tigers' season ended with a loss in the NCAA Regional championship game. Towson closed out the regular season as the number three ranked team in Division II, compiling a 26-4 record.

Early on at Towson Bobby averaged 14.8 points and 7.4 rebounds as he helped the Tigers to a 14-11 record in his freshman season. In his sophomore year, he averaged 15.1 points and a conference leading 9.4 rebounds as the Tigers posted a 19-10 record and finished as Mason-Dixon runner-up.

"Bobby was one of the finest individuals I've ever known," said his former Tiger coach, Vince Angotti. "He was a great athlete. We talked monthly for many years after he graduated. He loved Towson."

A two-time first team All-Conference selection, Bobby remains among the top 10 scorers all-time at Towson with 1,437 points. He is one of only three players in the 100-year history of Tiger men's basketball to have grabbed over 900 career rebounds (970). He ranks 7^th on the all-time career blocked shots list with 126. He was inducted into the Tigers' Hall of Fame in 1999.

After graduating from Towson in 1978 Bobby worked as a sales representative for several different corporations. A native of Suitland, Md. who attended Northwestern High School, he was named as the Ethicon Inc.'s top regional sales director four years in a row. At the time of his death Bobby was a successful senior biopharmaceutical sales rep at Amgen where he had been employed for the last seven years.

Bobby is survived by his wife, Anna, sons Robert, Jr. a graduate of Kennesaw State University and Jacob, a senior at Mercer University, a daughter, Mia, a high school junior, his mother Lucille Just-Buddy and sisters Pamela Joyner, Denise Shelton and Patricia Martin.

A funeral service will be held Saturday, January 29^th at 11:00 am at the Legacy Church, 1150 Rockaway Road, Senoia, Ga. Additional Information can be obtained by visiting the Roscoe Jenkins Funeral Home website (www.roscoejenkinsfuneralhome.com). In lieu of flowers the family is asking that donations be made to the Omega Psi Phi Thomas Jefferson Scholarship Foundation that benefits college-bound high school seniors in Coweta and Fayette Counties (https://gofund.me/f870a787).