Ted A. Wright
American sports coach and athletics administrator (1901–1974)
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Theodore A. Wright Sr. (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 (1931–1933), Xavier University of Louisiana (1934–1941), and Georgia State College—now known as 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]
Baldwin City, Kansas, U.S.
Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
| 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 | Halfback (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1926 | Western University (KS) |
| 1927 | Lincoln HS (KS) |
| 1928 | Talladega (assistant) |
| 1929–1930 | Talladega |
| 1931–1933 | Florida A&M |
| 1934–1941 | Xavier (LA) |
| 1947–1948 | Georgia State |
| Basketball | |
| 1927–1928 | Lincoln HS (KS) |
| 1934–1938 | Xavier (LA) |
| 1946–1947 | Xavier (LA) |
| 1948–1962 | Georgia/Savannah State |
| Track and field | |
| 1947–1962 | Savannah State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| c. 1946 | Xavier (LA) |
| c. 1950–1961 | Savannah State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Bowls | 1–0 |
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.[2] In 1921, he played on the Baker Wildcats football team alongside his brother, Giles O. Wright.[3]
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] In 1931, he moved on to coach at Florida A&M.[4] Wright was hired as the head football coach at Xavier in 1934.[5]
Wright died on February 14, 1974, in Savannah, Georgia.[6]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western University Bulldogs () (1926) | |||||||||
| 1926 | Western University | ||||||||
| Western University: | |||||||||
| Talladega Tornadoes (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1929–1930) | |||||||||
| 1929 | Talladega | 6–1 | |||||||
| 1930 | Talladega | 1–6 | 1–4 | 8th | |||||
| Talladega: | 7–7 | ||||||||
| Florida A&M Rattlers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1931–1933) | |||||||||
| 1931 | Florida A&M | 2–4–1 | 0–2 | ||||||
| 1932 | Florida A&M | 5–3 | 0–3 | ||||||
| 1933 | Florida A&M | 5–3 | 3–3 | W Orange Blossom Classic | |||||
| Florida A&M: | 12–10–1 | 3–8 | |||||||
| Xavier Gold Rush () (1934–1935) | |||||||||
| 1934 | Xavier | 5–7 | |||||||
| 1935 | Xavier | 4–4–2 | |||||||
| Xavier Gold Rush (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1936–1941) | |||||||||
| 1936 | Xavier | 6–5 | 2–1 | ||||||
| 1937 | Xavier | 6–3–1 | 3–1 | ||||||
| 1938 | Xavier | 4–3–3 | 3–1–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1939 | Xavier | 5–5 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1940 | Xavier | 5–5–1 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1941 | Xavier | 3–7–1 | 2–5 | ||||||
| Xavier: | 38–39–8 | ||||||||
| Georgia State Tigers (Southeastern Athletic Conference) (1947–1948) | |||||||||
| 1947 | Georgia State | 1–5–1 | 1–5–1 | 7th | |||||
| 1948 | Georgia State | 5–3 | |||||||
| Georgia State: | 6–8–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | |||||||||
