Theodore A. Wright (September 20, 1901 – February 14, 1974) was an American football, basketball, and track coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Western University in Quindaro, Kansas (1926), Talladega College in Talladega, Alabama (1929–1930), Florida A&M University (1933), Xavier University of Louisiana (1934–1946) and Savannah State University (1947–1948). Wright was also the head basketball coach at Xavier University of Louisiana (1934–1938, 1946–1947) and at Savannah State (1948–1962).[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 20, 1901 Baldwin City, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | February 14, 1974 (aged 72) Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
| 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 |
| 1933 | Florida A&M |
| 1934–1946 | Xavier (LA) |
| 1947–1948 | Savannah State |
| Basketball | |
| 1927–1928 | Lincoln HS (KS) |
| 1934–1938 | Xavier (LA) |
| 1946–1947 | Xavier (LA) |
| 1948–1962 | Savannah State |
| Track | |
| 1947–1962 | 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.[2] Wright was hired as the head football coach at Xavier in 1934.[3]
Wright died on February 14, 1974, in Savannah, Georgia.[4]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talladega Tornadoes (Independent) (1929–1930) | |||||||||
| 1929 | Talladega | 6–1 | |||||||
| 1930 | Talladega | 1–7–1 | |||||||
| Talladega: | 7–6–1 | ||||||||
| Florida A&M Rattlers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1933) | |||||||||
| 1933 | Florida A&M | 4–2 | 2–1 | ||||||
| Florida A&M: | 4–2 | 2–1 | |||||||
| Xavier Gold Rush (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1934–1946) | |||||||||
| 1934 | Xavier | 5–7 | |||||||
| 1935 | Xavier | 4–4–2 | |||||||
| 1936 | Xavier | 6–5 | |||||||
| 1937 | Xavier | 6–3–1 | |||||||
| 1938 | Xavier | 4–3–3 | |||||||
| 1939 | Xavier | 5–5 | |||||||
| 1940 | Xavier | 5–5–1 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1941 | Xavier | 3–7–1 | 2–5 | ||||||
| 1942 | Xavier | 3–6 | |||||||
| 1943 | Xavier | 1–3–1 | |||||||
| 1944 | Xavier | 3–5 | |||||||
| 1945 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1946 | Xavier | 4–2 | 1–1 | ||||||
| Xavier: | |||||||||
| Savannah State Tigers (Southeastern Athletic Conference) (1947–1948) | |||||||||
| 1947 | Savannah State | 1–5–1 | |||||||
| 1948 | Savannah State | 5–3 | |||||||
| Savannah State: | 6–8–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "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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- ^ "Ted Wright New Xavier Grid Coach". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. July 20, 1934. p. 12. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Ex-Xavier AD/ Ted Wright Dies". The Louisiana Weekly. New Orleans, Louisiana. February 23, 1974. p. 14. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "NCAA Statistics; Coach; Ted Wright". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Savannah State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Savannah State Athletics. p. 44. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
