| Erwin Righter | |
| Birth Date: | 7 March 1897 |
| Birth Place: | California, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1917 |
| Player Team2: | Stanford |
| Player Years3: | 1919–1920 |
| Player Team3: | Stanford |
| Player Sport4: | Basketball |
| Player Years5: | 1916–1917 |
| Player Team5: | Stanford |
| Player Years6: | 1918–1921 |
| Player Team6: | Stanford |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1921–1932 |
| Coach Team2: | Pacific (CA) |
| Coach Years3: | 1934–1946 |
| Coach Team3: | Burlingame HS (CA) |
| Coach Sport4: | Basketball |
| Coach Years5: | 1921–1933 |
| Coach Team5: | Pacific (CA) |
| Overall Record: | 54–34–4 (college football) 88–75 (college basketball) |
| Championships: | Football 1 CCC (1923) 2 CCC North Division (1922–1923) |
Cornelius Erwin "Swede" Righter (March 7, 1897 – August 30, 1985) was an American college football and college basketball player and coach, and a rugby union player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1]
Righter attended Stanford University, where he played football and basketball. He was Stanford's first All-Pacific Coast Conference basketball player in 1920.[2] At the 1920 Olympics, Righter played on the American rugby union team that defeated France for the gold medal.
After his playing days, Righter coached basketball and football at the University of the Pacific from 1921 to 1933. In 12 season as head football coach, he led the Pacific Tigers football program to a record of 54–34–4. Righter coached the football team at Burlingame High School in Burlingame, California from 1934 to 1946.[3] He was succeeded by Ted Forbes in 1947.[4]
Righter died on August 30, 1985, in Dayton, Ohio.[5]