Erwin Righter

Erwin Righter
Biographical details
Born	March 7, 1897; California, U.S.
Died	August 30, 1985 (aged 88); Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1917	Stanford
1919–1920	Stanford
Basketball
1916–1917	Stanford
1918–1921	Stanford
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1921–1932	Pacific (CA)
1934–1946	Burlingame HS (CA)
Basketball
1921–1933	Pacific (CA)
Head coaching record
Overall	54–34–4 (college football); 88–75 (college basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	Football; 1 CCC (1923); 2 CCC North Division (1922–1923)
Medal record
Men's rugby union
Representing the United States
Olympic Games

Cornelius Erwin "Swede" Righter (March 7, 1897 – August 30, 1985) was an American college football and college basketball player and coach, and a rugby union player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Righter attended Stanford University, where he played football and basketball. He was Stanford's first All-Pacific Coast Conference basketball player in 1920.^[2] At the 1920 Olympics, Righter played on the American rugby union team that defeated France for the gold medal.

After his playing days, Righter coached basketball and football at the University of the Pacific from 1921 to 1933. In 12 season as head football coach, he led the Pacific Tigers football program to a record of 54–34–4. Righter coached the football team at Burlingame High School in Burlingame, California from 1934 to 1946.^[3] He was succeeded by Ted Forbes in 1947.^[4]

Righter died on August 30, 1985, in Dayton, Ohio.^[5]

Head coaching record[edit]


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Pacific Tigers (Independent) (1921)
1921	Pacific	3–1
Pacific Tigers (California Coast Conference) (1922–1923)
1922	Pacific	6–1	3–0	1st (North)
1923	Pacific	7–0	4–0	1st (North)
Pacific Tigers (Independent) (1924)
1924	Pacific	6–3
Pacific Tigers (Far Western Conference) (1925–1932)
1925	Pacific	5–2	1–2	4th
1926	Pacific	5–3–1	1–2–1	T–3rd
1927	Pacific	2–6	1–4	6th
1928	Pacific	5–2	2–1	4th
1929	Pacific	3–4–1	1–3–1	T–4th
1930	Pacific	3–6	2–2	3rd
1931	Pacific	5–2–2	2–1–2	T–1st
1932	Pacific	4–4	2–2	4th
Pacific:		54–34–4	19–17–4
Total:		54–34–4
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

^ "Erwin Righter". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
^ "2006-2007 Stanford Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Stanford Department of Athletics. p. 72. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 26, 2010. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
^ "Tarzans Face Burlingame Eleven Tonight". Stockton Independent. Stockton, California. September 22, 1934. p. 7. Retrieved September 6, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Townsend, Jack (May 30, 1947). "Righter Retires As B.H.S. Grid Coach". San Mateo County Times. San Mateo, California. p. 5. Retrieved September 6, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Former grid coach dies". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. Associated Press. September 5, 1985. p. 13. Retrieved September 6, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .