Ted A. Wright

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]

Ted A. Wright

Biographical details
Born	(1901-09-20)September 20, 1901 Baldwin City, Kansas
Died	February 15, 1974(1974-02-15) (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

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

1. "Theodore Wright". Baker Wildcats. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
2. "Men's Basketball Scores". xulagold.com. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
3. "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 .

External links

• Ted A. Wright at Find a Grave