Ted A. Wright
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 20, 1901 Baldwin City, Kansas |
| Died | February 15, 1974 (aged 72) Salisbury, Maryland |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1921–1924 | Baker |
| Basketball | |
| 1921–1924 | Baker |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1926 | Western (KS) |
| 1927 | Lincoln HS (KS) |
| 1928 | Talladega (assistant) |
| 1929–1930 | Talladega |
| 1931–1933 | Florida A&M |
| 1934–? | Xavier (LA) |
| 1947–1949 | Savannah State |
| Basketball | |
| 1927–1928 | Lincoln HS (KS) |
| 1934–1938 | Xavier (LA) |
| 1946–1947 | Xavier (LA) |
| 1948–1962 | Savannah State |
| Track | |
| 1947–1956 | Savannah State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| c. 1946 | Xavier (LA) |
| c. 1950–1961 | Savannah State |
Theodore A. Wright (September 20, 1901 – February 15, 1974) was an American football, basketball, and track coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Florida A&M University (1933) and Savannah State University (1947–1949).[1] Wright was also the head basketball coach at Xavier University of Louisiana (1934–1938, 1946–1947) and at Savannah State (1948–1962).[2]
Wright graduated in 1925 from Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas, where he lettered in football, basketball, and tennis. He earned all-Kansas honors in football as a halfback. In 1926–27, Wright coached at Western University in Kansas City, Missouri. The following year, he was the director of physical education at Lincoln High School in Kansas City, leading both his football and basketball teams to championships. In 1928, Wright became an assistant football coach at Talladega College in Talladega, Alabama. He was promoted to head football coach the following year.[3]
References
- ^ "Theodore Wright". Baker Wildcats. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Scores". xulagold.com. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
- ^ "Ted Wright Named Football Coach at Talladega College". New York Age. New York, New York. September 28, 1929. p. 6. Retrieved December 2, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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