John Wright (wide receiver)

{{Short description|American football player (born 1946)}}

{{Use American English|date=March 2025}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = John Wright

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| number = 45, 89

| position = Wide receiver

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1946|1|11}}

| birth_place = Oak Park, Illinois, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lbs = 197

| high_school = Central (IL)

| college = Illinois

| draftyear = 1968

| draftround = 2

| draftpick = 53

| pastteams =

• Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|1968}})
• Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|1969}})

| highlights =

• First-team All-Big Ten (1967)
• Second-team All-Big Ten (1966)

| pfr = https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WrigJo00.htm

| statlabel1 = Receiving yards

| statvalue1 = 130

| statlabel2 = Receptions

| statvalue2 = 12

| statlabel3 = Receiving TDs

| statvalue3 = 2

| statlabel4 = Games played

| statvalue4 = 19

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John William Wright (born January 11, 1946) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini. Wright played in the NFL for the Atlanta Falcons in 1968 and for the Detroit Lions in 1969.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WrigJo00.htm |title=John Wright Stats |publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com |date= |accessdate=2018-11-10}}