Randy Wright
{{Short description|American football player (born 1961)}}
{{distinguish|Randy White (disambiguation){{!}}Randy White}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Randy Wright
| number = 16
| position = Quarterback
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|1|12}}
| birth_place = Austin, Texas, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 200
| high_school = St. Charles {{nowrap|(St. Charles, Illinois)}}
| college = Wisconsin
| draftyear = 1984
| draftround = 6
| draftpick = 153
| teams =
- Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|1984|1988}})
- Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|1990}})*{{cite book |title=Steelers, 1990 Media Guide |page=68 |url=https://ia800406.us.archive.org/14/items/steelers-1990-media-guide-pittsburgh/Steelers%2C%201990%20Media%20Guide%20%28Pittsburgh%29.pdf}}
| statvalue1 = 31–57
| statlabel2 = Passing yards
| statvalue2 = 7,106
| statlabel3 = Passer rating
| statvalue3 = 61.4
| pfr = WrigRa00
}}
Randall Steven Wright (born January 12, 1961) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for the Green Bay Packers from 1984 to 1988. In 2016, USA Today named Wright the worst starting quarterback in Packers' history.{{cite news |last1=Ruiz |first1=Steven |title=The worst starting quarterback in every NFL team's history |url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/06/worst-quarterback-in-every-nfl-team-history |access-date=20 January 2022 |date=June 6, 2016}} After his playing career, he became a color commentator, covering Big Ten football for ESPN for 12 years.{{Cite web|url=http://archive.jsonline.com/sports/packers/80714312.html|title = From field to sideline}}
High school
Randy Wright attended St. Charles High School in St. Charles, Illinois. He is a member of the St. Charles Saints Hall of Fame.
Randy Wright attended Acton-Boxborough Regional High School in Acton Massachusetts as a sophomore (1976–1977). He was the Colonial's starting quarterback.
College career
Wright played college football at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Professional career
Wright occasionally had the starting role in the 1985 season, sharing this duty with Jim Zorn and Lynn Dickey. Wright played the entire 1986 NFL season as the starter, and shared starting quarterback duties with his successor, Don Majkowski, from 1987 to 1988.
NFL career statistics
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! colspan="2"| Legend |
| Bold
| Career high |
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| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="3"| Games ! colspan="9"| Passing ! colspan="5"| Rushing ! colspan="2"| Sacks | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{abbr|GP|Games played}} | {{abbr|GS|Games started}} | {{abbr|Record|Record as a starter}} | {{abbr|Cmp|Passes completed}} | {{abbr|Att|Passes attempted}} | {{abbr|Pct|Completion percentage}} | {{abbr|Yds|Passing yards}} | {{abbr|Y/A|Yards per passing attempt}} | {{abbr|Lng|Longest pass completion}} | {{abbr|TD|Passing touchdowns}} | {{abbr|Int|Interceptions}} | {{abbr|Rtg|Passer rating}} | {{abbr|Att|Rushing attempts}} | {{abbr|Yds|Rushing yards}} | {{abbr|Avg|Yards per rushing attempt}} | {{abbr|Lng|Longest rushing attempt}} | {{abbr|TD|Rushing touchdowns}} | {{abbr|Sck|Times sacked}} | {{abbr|Yds|Yards lost due to sacks}} | |
| 1984 | GNB
| 8 || 1 || 1–0 || 27 || 62 || 43.5 || 310 || 5.0 || 56 || 2 || 6 || 30.4 || 8 || 11 || 1.4 || 5 || 0 || 4 || 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1985 | GNB
| 5 || 1 || 0–1 || 39 || 74 || 52.7 || 552 || 7.5 || 38 || 2 || 4 || 63.6 || 8 || 8 || 1.0 || 8 || 0 || 8 || 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1986 | GNB
| 16 || 16 || 4–12 || 263 || 492 || 53.5 || 3,247 || 6.6 || 62 || 17 || 23 || 66.2 || 18 || 41 || 2.3 || 18 || 1 || 33 || 243 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1987 | GNB
| 9 || 7 || 1–6 || 132 || 247 || 53.4 || 1,507 || 6.1 || 66 || 6 || 11 || 61.6 || 13 || 70 || 5.4 || 27 || 0 || 20 || 128 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1988 | GNB
| 8 || 7 || 1–6 || 141 || 244 || 57.8 || 1,490 || 6.1 || 51 || 4 || 13 || 58.9 || 8 || 43 || 5.4 || 19 || 2 || 20 || 148 | ||||||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| Career | 46 | 32 | 7–25 | 602 | 1,119 | 53.8 | 7,106 | 6.4 | 66 | 31 | 57 | 61.4 | 55 | 173 | 3.1 | 27 | 3 | 85 | 603 |
Personal life
After his football career ended, Randy Wright founded and still owns the vending machine company Wright Vending with his wife Kelli. He also coaches high school football in Sturgeon Bay, WI, as an offensive coordinator and helps run the Trickey Wright quarterback and wide receiver camp.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}
References
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