Harry Wright (American football)

{{Short description|American football player and coach (1919–1993)}}

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{{Infobox college coach

| name = Harry Wright

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1919|10|4}}

| birth_place = New York, New York, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1993|3|9|1919|10|4}}

| death_place = Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S.

| alma_mater =

| player_years1 = 1940–1942

| player_team1 = Notre Dame

| player_positions = Quarterback

| coach_years1 = 1946–1948

| coach_team1 = Aquinas Institute (NY)

| coach_years2 = 1949

| coach_team2 = Portland

| coach_years3 = 1958–1963

| coach_team3 = Merchant Marine

| coach_years4 = 1964–1966

| coach_team4 = New York Giants (off. backfield)

| admin_years1 = 1949

| admin_team1 = Portland

| overall_record = 35–28–1 (college)

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| awards = Second-team All-American (1942)

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Harry Charles Wright (October 4, 1919 – March 9, 1993) was an American football player and coach.{{cite web|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nd/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/nd-fb-alltimeroster.pdf|title=All-Time Roster|publisher=University of Notre Dame|access-date=October 18, 2018|archive-date=July 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130718001244/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nd/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/nd-fb-alltimeroster.pdf|url-status=dead}} He played college football at the University of Notre Dame, quarterbacking the 1941 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team to an undefeated record.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/harry-wright-1.html|title=Harry Wright|publisher=Sports-Reference|access-date=October 18, 2018}} Wright served as the head football coach at the University of Portland in 1949 and the United States Merchant Marine Academy from 1958 to 1963, compiling a career college football coaching record of 35–28–1.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/03/13/obituaries/harry-c-wright-football-player-73.html|title=Harry C. Wright, Football Player, 73|work=The New York Times|date=March 13, 1993|access-date=October 18, 2018}} He also worked an assistant coach for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) from 1964 to 1966 under head coach Allie Sherman. Wright was later the mayor of Sparta Township, New Jersey.{{cite web|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerw/wrig02900.html|title=Harry Wright|publisher=Pro Football Archives|access-date=October 18, 2018}}