Ted A. Wright

{{Short description|American athletics coach and administrator (1901–1974)}}

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| name = Ted A. Wright

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1901|9|20}}

| birth_place = Baldwin City, Kansas, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1974|2|14|1901|9|20}}

| death_place = Savannah, Georgia, U.S.

| alma_mater =

| player_sport1 = Football

| player_years2 = 1921–1924

| player_team2 = Baker

| player_sport3 = Basketball

| player_years4 = 1921–1924

| player_team4 = Baker

| player_positions = Halfback

| coach_sport1 = Football

| coach_years2 = 1926

| coach_team2 = Western (KS)

| coach_years3 = 1927

| coach_team3 = Lincoln HS (KS)

| coach_years4 = 1928

| coach_team4 = Talladega (assistant)

| coach_years5 = 1929–1930

| coach_team5 = Talladega

| coach_years6 = 1933

| coach_team6 = Florida A&M

| coach_years7 = 1934–1946

| coach_team7 = Xavier (LA)

| coach_years8 = 1947–1948

| coach_team8 = Savannah State

| coach_sport9 = Basketball

| coach_years10 = 1927–1928

| coach_team10 = Lincoln HS (KS)

| coach_years11 = 1934–1938

| coach_team11 = Xavier (LA)

| coach_years12 = 1946–1947

| coach_team12 = Xavier (LA)

| coach_years13 = 1948–1962

| coach_team13 = Savannah State

| coach_sport14 = Track

| coach_years15 = 1947–1962

| coach_team15 = Savannah State

| admin_years1 = {{Circa|1946}}

| admin_team1 = Xavier (LA)

| admin_years2 = c. 1950–1961

| admin_team2 = Savannah State

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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).{{cite web|url=https://xulagold.com/sports/2015/4/27/mbscores.aspx|title=Men's Basketball Scores|publisher=xulagold.com|access-date=December 1, 2019}}

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.{{cite news |author= |title=Ted Wright Named Football Coach at Talladega College |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39951426/the_new_york_age/ |newspaper=New York Age |location=New York, New York |date=September 28, 1929 |page=6 |access-date=December 2, 2019 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }} Wright was hired as the head football coach at Xavier in 1934.{{cite news |author= |title=Ted Wright New Xavier Grid Coach |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-call/157774978/ |newspaper=The Call |location=Kansas City, Missouri |date=July 20, 1934 |page=12 |access-date=October 24, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

Wright died on February 14, 1974, in Savannah, Georgia.{{cite news |author= |title=Ex-Xavier AD/ Ted Wright Dies |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-call/157774978/ |newspaper=The Louisiana Weekly |location=New Orleans, Louisiana |date=February 23, 1974 |page=14 |access-date=October 24, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

Head coaching record

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Talladega Tornadoes

| conf = Independent

| startyear = 1929

| endyear = 1930

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1929

| name = Talladega

| overall = 6–1

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

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| year = 1930

| name = Talladega

| overall = 1–7–1

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Talladega

| overall = 7–6–1

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Florida A&M Rattlers

| conf = Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

| startyear = 1933

| endyear = single

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

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| year = 1933

| name = Florida A&M

| overall = 4–2

| conference = 2–1

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| ranking = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Florida A&M

| overall = 4–2

| confrecord = 2–1

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Xavier Gold Rush

| conf = Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

| startyear = 1934

| endyear = 1946

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| year = 1934

| name = Xavier

| overall = 5–7

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

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| year = 1935

| name = Xavier

| overall = 4–4–2

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

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| year = 1936

| name = Xavier

| overall = 6–5

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

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| year = 1937

| name = Xavier

| overall = 6–3–1

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| year = 1938

| name = Xavier

| overall = 4–3–3

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

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| name = Xavier

| overall = 5–5

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| ranking = no

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| year = 1940

| name = Xavier

| overall = 5–5–1

| conference = 3–3

| confstanding = 4th

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

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| year = 1941

| name = Xavier

| overall = 3–7–1

| conference = 2–5

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

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| year = 1942

| name = Xavier

| overall = 3–6

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

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| year = 1943

| name = Xavier

| overall = 1–3–1

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

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| year = 1944

| name = Xavier

| overall = 3–5

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

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| year = 1945

| name = No team—World War II

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1946

| name = Xavier

| overall = 4–2

| conference = 1–1

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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| name = Xavier

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Savannah State Tigers

| conf = Southeastern Athletic Conference

| startyear = 1947

| endyear = 1948

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1947

| name = Savannah State

| overall = 1–5–1

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1948

| name = Savannah State

| overall = 5–3

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Savannah State

| overall = 6–8–1

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{{CFB Yearly Record End

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| bowls = no

| poll = no

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| legend = no

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{{cite web |author= |title=NCAA Statistics; Coach; Ted Wright |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/people/29740 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=October 24, 2024 }}{{cite web |author= |title=2024 Savannah State Football Media Guide |url=https://ssuathletics.com/documents/2024/7/8/2024_SSU_Football_Media_Guide.pdf |publisher=Savannah State Athletics |page=44 |access-date=October 24, 2024 }}