Jack_Wright_(American_football)

Jack Wright (American football)

Jack Wright (American football)

American football player and coach (1871–1931)

Charles A. "Jack" Wright[2] (October 30, 1871 – October 27, 1931)[3][4] was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Rochester in 1897, the University of Washington in 1901, and Kentucky State College—now known as the University of Kentucky—in 1903, compiling a career college football coaching record of 14–9. Wright earned a degree from Columbia Law School in 1902 and later worked as a judge. He died in 1931 after suffering a heart attack. At the time of his death, he was candidate for the Cayuga County judge as well as the city recorder for Auburn, New York.[5][6]

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    "Columbia's Football Plans. - Wright May Be on Hand to Assist Morley in the Coaching. - View Article - NYTimes.com" (PDF). query.nytimes.com. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
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    "English Athletes Watch Yale Football. - View Article - NYTimes.com" (PDF). query.nytimes.com. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
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    Wright, J.A. (1918). Historical Sketches of the Town of Moravia, from 1791 to 1918. Press of Cayuga County News. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
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    Columbia University (1931). Columbia Alumni News. Vol. 23. Alumni Council of Columbia University. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
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    "All-American Dies". The Buffalo Times. Buffalo, New York. October 27, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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    Thomas Tryniski (August 31, 2007). "Old Fulton NY Post Cards" (PDF). Retrieved December 14, 2014.
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