Destry Wright | |
Number: | 34 |
Position: | Running back |
Birth Date: | 9 July 1977 |
Birth Place: | Clarksdale, Mississippi[1] |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 1 |
Weight Lbs: | 230 |
College: | Jackson State |
Destry "D-Train" Wright (born July 9, 1977) is a retired American football player.
At Jackson State, Wright set the team's three-season career rushing record of 4,020 yards, running for 1,614 yards and scoring 12 touchdowns in his last season.[2] Wright also held the record as the Southwestern Athletic Conference’s all-time leading rusher.[3]
As an un-drafted free agent, Wright "officially" played one season with the Pittsburgh Steelers, though he was unable to play any regular-season games due to an injury suffered in a pre-season game against the Dallas Cowboys on July 30, 2000, in which Wright dislocated his right ankle and broke his right leg. The injury gained widespread publicity after an on-field photo was published that showed Wright's feet pointing in different directions.[4] He is now a middle school football coach at Cordova Middle School in Cordova, Tennessee.[5]